Oklahoma tribal gaming compact renegotiation

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Governor Kevin Stitt wants to renegotiate Oklahoma's exclusivity agreement with the state's tribal governments and to increase the state's percentage of gambling revenue from tribal casinos. The original compacts, established starting in 2004, expire at the end of this year. The exclusivity fee starts at 4% for lower levels of income but maxes out at 6%. Originally covering only card games and electronic slot machines (aka one-armed bandits), the compacts were amended to permit ball and dice games, such as roulette and craps.

Here are some links to source material on the topic. I'll be on KFAQ at 8:00 Thursday morning to discuss the issue with Pat Campbell.

The language at issue is in Part 15, Subsection B of the model compact:

B. This Compact shall have a term which will expire on January 1, 2020, and at that time, if organization licensees or others are authorized to conduct electronic gaming in any form other than pari-mutuel wagering on live horse racing pursuant to any governmental action of the state or court order following the effective date of this Compact, the Compact shall automatically renew for successive additional fifteen-year terms; provided that, within one hundred eighty (180) days of the expiration of this Compact or any renewal thereof, either the tribe or the state, acting through its Governor, may request to renegotiate the terms of subsections A and E of Part 11 of this Compact.

Subsection A of Part 11 deals with exclusivity fees to be paid to the state; Subsection E of Part 11 deals with penalties that would apply to the state if the state were to allow operation of gaming machines in excess of those permitted by the STGA.

Organization licensee appears to be defined in Section 262, which refers back to Title 3A, Section 205.2, part of the Oklahoma Horse Racing Act. Here are the current Rules for Racetrack Gaming from the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission.

MORE:

Pat Campbell discusses the issue with State Sen. Nathan Dahm (starting about 4:15 before the end of the segment).
Pat Campbell discusses tribal casinos with former State Rep. Wayne Pettigrew, who was one of a handful of Republican legislators to break with their party colleagues to put gambling on the ballot in 2004.
I opposed all three gambling measures on the 2004 ballot. Click to find out why.

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