Contentious sports betting on Oklahoma Legislature’s agenda
, 2023-01-20 12:32:56,
Lawmakers are set to take up the issue of sports betting again when the 2023 legislative session begins on Feb. 6. Shown, team officials with the Dallas Cowboys announced the Chickasaw Nation’s WinStar World Casino as the official casino of the NFL Club in September 2018.
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OKLAHOMA CITY – This could be the year Oklahoma legalizes sports betting.
Though the effort to legalize sports betting continues to be challenged by the fraught relationship between Gov. Kevin Stitt and tribal leaders, lawmakers are set to take up the issue again when the 2023 legislative session begins on Feb. 6.
Gov. Kevin Stitt opened the new year with a surprising Jan. 3 tweet about sports betting.
“Let me be clear: I support sports betting in Oklahoma – provided that it’s fair, transparent, and the state can maximize revenue potential to invest in top priorities, like education,” Stitt wrote. “More to come.”
Stitt’s message came just days before he was sworn in to serve his second term as governor. Stitt won reelection in November 2022 with 55.5%, despite a concerted effort by the leaders of Oklahoma’s five largest Native American tribes – who have battled Stitt both in the courts and in the media – to defeat him. Now that it’s settled that Stitt will hold the position for another four years, the parties may resume negotiations that could lead to legalized sports betting.
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