Gambling in the USA

Oklahoma lawmakers to vote on a bill permitting sports betting at tribal casinos

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March 2, 2018

Niji Narayan

Oklahoma lawmakers to vote on a bill permitting sports betting at tribal casinos

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The Oklahoma lawmakers are all set to vote on a bill to permit sports betting at tribal casinos once it passes a committee. The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA),1992 could promptly be abrogated if the US Supreme Court decides and states that there is pushing and calling forth from all around the nation for sports betting legalisation bills.

In Oklahoma, House Bill 3375 – which would allow the segment to run in its tribal casinos – has received accent by a committee and will be subject to mooting at the House.

The Oklahoma House of Representatives Appropriations and Budget Committee approbated the proposed legislation with 17 votes for and eight against. Now it is set to be discussed at the full House but, according to gambling research firm Eilers & Krejcik Gaming (which predicted the piece would be introduced), it is not feasible to get approved.

Apart from passing the committee, the bill still has uncertainties such as the lack of information on how sports betting would be conducted and didn’t include the punitive “integrity fee” like the one major leagues are pushing for.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.