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Texas Might Actually Mess With Legal Sports Betting In 2021

LSR understands the Texas Governor’s office has reached out to lobbyists and regulators in states like New Jersey for advice on the best way to legalize sports betting. Read More

Posted on: January 12, 2021 | | Brad Allen

Oklahoma Sports Betting Nixed By State Supreme Court

Oklahoma sports betting is over before it even started. Read More

Posted on: July 21, 2020 | | Matthew Waters

Oklahoma Court Case That Could Overturn Sports Betting Kicks Off

Spoiler alert: both sides of the Oklahoma Supreme Court case that could decide the legality of sports betting think they're right. Read More

Posted on: July 1, 2020 | | Matthew Waters

Oklahoma Sports Betting Heads To State’s High Court Next Week

Oklahoma sports betting is a hotly-contested issue right now. Some clarification might be one step closer, though, through a state Supreme Court case starting next week. Gov. Kevin Stitt initiated the controversy by approving a number of games not legal under Oklahoma law in two new tribal compacts. The most notable was sports betting, called […] Read More

Posted on: June 25, 2020 | | Matthew Waters

Sooner, Sooners? Oklahoma Sports Betting Closer After Surprise Federal Move

Once a longshot, tribal Oklahoma sports betting received a major boost from the federal government this week. The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) did not reject tribal gaming compacts between the state and the Otoe-Missouria Tribe and Comanche Nation, according to a press release from Gov. Kevin Stitt. The governor announced the signing of the […] Read More

Posted on: June 9, 2020 | | Adam Candee

Oklahoma AG: Governor ‘Lacks Authority’ To Allow Tribal Sports Betting

Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter made his opinion on sports betting official: Gov. Kevin Stitt cannot include illegal gaming activities in compacts. Read More

Posted on: May 5, 2020 | | Matthew Waters