HB 4130: Crimes and punishments; gambling games; scope of crime to include online casino games; specifying types of providers and suppliers; effective date. - Oklahoma

Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 → Floor (House) · 1 edit

MINOR

The bill was amended to remove the 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' header and update the document title to reflect the 'Floor Version'. The core legal text regarding gambling laws, penalties, and definitions remains identical to the previous version, with no substantive changes to the law itself.

Scope change

No change in the scope or applicability of the law; the changes are strictly administrative updates to the document's formatting and title.

TECHNICAL

The document header was changed from 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' to 'Committee Substitute' and the title page was updated to indicate this is the 'Floor Version' intended for the House of Representatives.

House Committee Substitute → Proposed Policy Committee Substitute 1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated from a 'Committee Substitute' to a 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' to reflect the House Policy Committee's review and approval. The core text of the bill, which criminalizes online casino games and defines related terms, remains substantively unchanged, though minor formatting adjustments were made to the header and footer information.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability remains the same; it still targets the operation of online casino games and the support services provided to them.

TECHNICAL

The document title was changed from 'Committee Substitute' to 'Proposed Policy Committee Substitute' to indicate the bill has passed the Policy Committee stage.

The header text was updated to include the Policy Committee's adoption details, including the sponsor's name and the date of adoption.

Minor formatting changes were made to the act's summary description and the page footers, including updating the request number and date codes.

Introduced → House Committee Substitute · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended from an introductory draft to a committee substitute version, which significantly updated the legislative text. The primary change is the replacement of a generic 'Crimes and Punishments Act' with specific amendments to existing gambling laws to explicitly include online casino games and define new roles like geolocation providers and platform providers as criminal offenders.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from a general, non-codified crime statute to a specific amendment of the Oklahoma Crimes and Punishments Act that targets online gambling operations and related support services.

SCOPE

The bill title and summary were changed to reflect specific amendments to 21 O.S. 2021, Section 941 regarding gambling games, rather than creating a new standalone act.

The scope of the crime was expanded to explicitly include 'online casino games' alongside traditional games like poker and roulette.

DEFINITION

New definitions were added for 'Online casino games' and 'Representatives of value' to clarify what constitutes gambling in a digital or dual-currency context.

ELIGIBILITY

The list of individuals subject to criminal penalties was expanded to include specific roles such as geolocation providers, gaming suppliers, platform providers, promoters, and media affiliates.

TECHNICAL

The bill format was updated from an 'As Introduced' version to a 'Committee Substitute' version, incorporating specific legal citations and removing placeholder non-codification language.

Crimes and punishments; gambling games; scope of crime to include online casino games; specifying types of providers and suppliers; effective date.

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