SB 125 Oklahoma Senate · 2025 Regular Session

State-tribal gaming; modifying terms of certain Gaming Compact. Effective date.

SB 125 modifies Oklahoma's state-tribal gaming compacts to adjust limits on gaming machines at racetracks and authorize new sports pool gaming. It sets specific terminal caps: racetracks in counties over 600,000 population may operate up to 650 machines initially (with annual 50-machine increases after years 3 and 5), while smaller counties (under 400,000 population) are limited to 250 machines per racetrack. The bill also permits tribes to administer sports pool gaming under the compact and defines rules for tribal fee collection and compact supplements. These changes directly affect tribal gaming operations and racetrack licensees under existing state-tribal compacts.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Feb 25, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Floor (Senate) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to add a new section allowing organization licensees to use specific electronic gaming machines (bonanza-style bingo, instant bingo, and other authorized games) in addition to existing gaming machines. This expands the types of games that can be operated at horse racing facilities while maintaining tribal gaming oversight.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded from only allowing standard gaming machines to include specific electronic bingo and amusement games at organization licensee facilities.
SCOPE

Added authorization for organization licensees to utilize electronic bonanza-style bingo games, electronic instant bingo games, and other gaming machines/devices allowed by law that Indian tribes can operate under compacts.

REQUIREMENT

Modified the definition of authorized games to include the newly permitted electronic bingo and amusement games, subject to Commission regulatory control.

DEFINITION

Added the term 'authorized games' to collectively refer to the expanded list of gaming machines and devices that can be operated at organization licensee facilities.

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Total actions
8
Key actions
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Committee
3
Feb 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Appropriations committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
upper
Feb 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Business and Insurance committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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