Prior to another legislative deadline, the Senate Business and Commerce Committee advanced two House sports betting bills, HB 1047 and HB 1101. If Rep. Ken Luttrell’s HB 1047 fails to get by Stitt, but the legislature passes Luttrell’s HB 1101, voters in the state would have a say on Oklahoma sports betting at the polls.
Sports betting proposals in Oklahoma have not gone far in previous years because of Stitt’s contentious relationship with the state’s tribes, which have a say in any gaming issue. The tribes paid the state $210 million in 2024 for the exclusivity.