Oklahoma Nears Sports Betting Legalization Amid Debate

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00:00Also, the latest on Oklahoma and a possibility of some exclusivity and the chance potentially

00:06to have a place that could house the NBA champions this year in the Oklahoma City Thunder with

00:11some sports betting there.

00:13Yeah, Oklahoma, one of the states that has not legalized sports betting yet, but has

00:17been trying to for the better part of the last couple of years.

00:20Recent news there, the House just advanced a bill that would legalize sports betting,

00:25but it would do it exclusively under tribal control, which is at odds with what the governor

00:30wants.

00:31The governor doesn't want the tribes to be involved at all.

00:33There's also another bill that would let the Oklahoma City Thunder, maybe future NBA champions

00:37to your point, have sports betting under their control, but also working with the tribes.

00:42They would have to figure out an agreement there.

00:44So what you have here is essentially a bunch of different people wanting to legalize sports

00:48betting.

00:49They're all on the same page.

00:50The state wants legal sports betting, but they're getting caught up in essentially how

00:53they do it, who's in control, who's in power, and a lot of money at stake there.

00:57So the governor is not a fan of the Thunder plan as well.

01:01He's been criticizing lawmakers for essentially not seeking his input, not involving him in

01:06the process.

01:07So we'll have to see if the bill can advance past the House and get eventually passed by

01:12the Senate.

01:13There is a chance it could override his veto, because he would definitely veto it if it

01:16got to his desk.

01:18But Oklahoma, we'll have to keep watching what they do there.

01:22It could be a state that eventually legalizes sports betting.

01:24But again, the competing interests, the tribes, the governor, everyone's got a different piece

01:27of the pie they want to grab.