Numerous states are considering sports betting legislation in 2021 as a new revenue stream to help bridge the huge gaps caused by the Coronavirus Pandemic. All of these states made progress in the 2020 legislative sessions only to be thwarted by the time constraints placed … Read more
After nearly three months, the courts of Oklahoma have decided that two Tribal Gaming Compacts that included legal sports betting are null and void. Governor Kevin Stitt cleared a path for the Comanche Nation and Otoe-Missouria Tribes to provide sportsbooks at their locations although he … Read more
Oklahoma Supreme Court rules 7-1 against compact agreements between the governor and tribal casinos that would allow sportsbooks in their venues. Legislators argue that the compacts are invalid as sports betting is outlawed in Oklahoma, making any agreement on the contract invalid. There has been … Read more
COVID-19 has created an estimated $615 billion hole in state budgets through public health expenses and lost tax revenues. Many states have turned to sports betting odds as one potential avenue to mitigate the economic losses caused by COVID-19. Since the near start of the … Read more
The validity of the new Comanche Nation and Otoe-Missouria Tribes gaming compacts that allow legal sports betting in Oklahoma got its first court appearance on Wednesday. Oklahoma maintains that Governor Kevin Stitt, who greenlit Tribal sportsbooks does not have the authority to do so making … Read more
Oklahoma District Judge Timothy DeGiusti declined to issue a legal opinion on Governor Kevin Stitt’s decision to unilaterally negotiate new gaming compacts with the Otoe-Missouria and Comanche tribes. These new compacts legalized sports betting for the two tribes, but were met with stiff opposition from … Read more
Oklahoma signed new gaming compacts with two tribes back in April, but they were just approved this week after a 45-day review from the Department of the Interior. These new gaming compacts would allow for sports betting at all of these tribes’ casinos. Prominent political … Read more
The Supreme Court voted to overturn the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) two years ago. Since that decision, the popularity of sports betting has exploded in the United States, both in terms of participation and representation in pop culture. 23 states now have … Read more
Governor Kevin Stitt signed a new tribal gaming compact with the Otoe-Missouri Tribe and Comanche Nation last month, which gave them the right to host casinos sportsbooks. Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter issued a legal opinion stating that Kevin Stitt overstepped his legal authority when … Read more
Governor Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma agreed in late April to allow Tribal sports betting in the state under new compacts. Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter says the Governor cannot authorize this as sports betting needs to be legal on a state level first. OKLAHOMA CITY … Read more
Sports betting in Oklahoma was awarded to two tribes in the state by way of a new gaming compact. Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunt believes the governor overstepped his legal authority when he gave the tribes this right. Because the tribes will be able to … Read more
Two new Oklahoma Tribal-Gaming Compacts have been signed enabling legal sports betting in the state. The Otoe-Missouria and Comanche Nation Tribes both signed new compacts to begin offering retail and mobile gambling on sporting events in Oklahoma. Everything but Oklahoma college teams and collegiate sporting … Read more