Oklahoma
Can you bet on sports in Oklahoma? Legalization could be near the goal line
This Sunday’s Super Bowl is widely recognized as the biggest day for legal sports betting, consistently shattering records in the billions.
Many fans in Oklahoma are expected to place wagers on the game, but the state itself will not see any of that revenue.
Capitol Reporter Haley Hetrick is examining the odds that sports betting could become legal in Oklahoma this year.
One bill could change everything
Only a handful of sports betting bills have been introduced at the state Capitol, but supporters say just one needs to pass to move Oklahoma forward.
Sen. Bill Coleman believes the state is close to legalizing sports betting and says he is ready to act.
“I think we’re first down and goal on sports betting in Oklahoma from about the six-yard line.”
There’s been a multitude of reasons that sports betting hasn’t been legalized in Oklahoma, including everything from moral reasons to the parties involved to digging their heels in during negotiations.
Coleman says his perspective shifted after personally traveling out of state to place a wager.
“I took a drive to Wichita, Kansas, just south of there to the casino, to make a sports bet.”
That experience, he said, highlighted the money Oklahoma is losing to neighboring states.
“I realized we’re losing money in the state of Oklahoma. We’re losing it to out of state.”
Betting is already happening in Oklahoma
Supporters of legalization argue that sports betting is already taking place in Oklahoma, just not in a way that benefits the state.
Sports betting is one step closer to being legal in Oklahoma. Representative Ken Luttrell is back this year with gaming legislation after his bill failed last year, saying he’s hopeful the new bill will make it through this time around.
One example is Kalshi, an online prediction market where users can wager on outcomes ranging from sports to politics.
Users can even place wagers on the state’s next governor.
“You can do anything on this thing, and it’s perfectly legal. The state of Oklahoma gets zero revenue from Kalshi. The state of Oklahoma has no say in how it’s regulated,” Coleman said.
Kalshi and similar platforms operate as prediction markets, classifying their offerings as financial derivatives rather than sports betting. That distinction allows them to bypass state-level restrictions. Market data shows more than $2 billion is traded on Kalshi every week.
“The longer we let them entrench themselves into this market, the less money we’re going to be able to take in what sports betting does become legal in the state of Oklahoma.”
Multiple stakeholders, one major hurdle
Legalizing sports betting in Oklahoma involves more than lawmakers alone.
In addition to legislative approval and the governor’s signature, any plan must also align with existing gaming compacts involving 39 tribal nations.
The Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association said delays have been frustrating.
Chairman Matthew Morgan says each group involved has its own priorities. Customers want access similar to what exists in 39 other states, while lawmakers are focused on availability statewide.
“The longer it’s drawn out, it has been a little bit frustrating for us, through the Oklahoma Gaming Association, because, you know, we feel like we’ve been at the table and ready to have productive and respectful conversations,” Morgan said.
For tribal leaders, the key issue is ensuring any plan does not violate existing gaming compacts.
What legalization could look like
Under current proposals, only tribal nations would be eligible for sports betting licenses. Professional sports teams, such as the Oklahoma City Thunder, could participate only as partners.
Oklahoma Senate passes Bill 585, opening a path for the OKC Thunder to receive a sports betting license. The proposal estimates $20 million in annual revenue for the state.
“I think under our proposals, what we’ve advocated for, you would see the vandals, the DraftKings, the fanatics, the Caesars all come into state to partner with the tribal licensee,” Morgan said.
Morgan believes an agreement could still be reached during this legislative session, opening the door for legal sports betting by the end of 2026.
“I think that there are a couple of bills out there that I would tell you, let’s do 3 or 4 tweaks you were probably there on. I mean, the bones in the foundation are there in a good way. Just needs a few tweaks here and there from my perspective.”
The legislative path forward
Ultimately, supporters say it would take just one successful vote in the Senate to move the process forward.
Two bills are currently under consideration. House Bill 1047, known as the “original plan,” would allow tribal nations to offer retail and online sports betting, with the state receiving a 10% revenue fee. House Bill 1101 offers a referendum path, sending the decision to voters if the original plan fails or is vetoed.
Both proposals would allocate gaming revenue toward education, mental health services, and responsible gaming initiatives.
Oklahoma lawmakers are considering several plans to legalize sports betting, including tribal and state-run options.
OKLAHOMA CITY (KOKH) — Severe weather is still expected tonight across much of our area. In fact, the threats have increased since this morning due to more clearing skies in western Oklahoma. More sunshine means more instability to work with.
SPC Severe Weather Outlook. (KOKH)
Due to this, the Storm Prediction Center has increased all hazards for our part of Oklahoma. The strongest storms could produce winds up to 80 mph, baseball size hail, and a few tornadoes. This would be from essentially now until early Wednesday morning.
SPC Tornado Outlook. (KOKH)
The tornadic potential has increased across much of the area generally along and east of I-44/I-35.
The general thinking is that discrete supercells will form in western North Texas in the 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM window and begin to make their way towards southwest Oklahoma. These storms will then quickly go from being individual cells to more clusters of storms. This would increase the wind potential and make it possible for brief spinup tornadoes to form. These QLCS (quasi-linear convective systems) tornadoes can form and develop quickly.
Once the storms are generally east of I-35, there won’t be any more cells anymore and we’d be looking at a larger squall line. Check out the below model images for a look at the evolution of the storms tonight:
There is also the potential for very heavy rain with these storms too.
A cold front will sweep the storms away to the east tonight. After the front, strong northerly winds are possible. Due to this, there is a Wind Advisory Wednesday for parts of our area.
Wednesday Wind Gusts. (KOKH)
These strong winds will increase the fire danger Wednesday afternoon.
To stay up to date with the latest forecast, be sure to download the Fox 25 Weather App.
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A legal fight is escalating between former Oklahoma City municipal attorney Orval Jones and the city over how the Oklahoma City Police Department handled cash seized during arrests.
The city has filed a motion asking a judge to strike Jones’ claims, arguing he has no legal standing and calling the criminal-case process a “restitution scheme.”
Jones says he spent eight years “cleaning up” the OKCPD property return process from 2017 to March 2025 until he resigned “due to duress” in September.
He filed an affidavit claiming OKCPD seized more than $400,000 in cash from arrests and deposited it into the city’s bank account.
In his audit, Jones made lists of seized cash amounts, including amounts under $250, from $250 up to $500, and more than $500.
In its motion, the city argues Jones is no longer an attorney for the city or the district attorney’s office, is not an owner of any of the property “properly disposed of,” and has not suffered an injury.
The city also alleges Jones filed his motion with “half-truths” and without support or proof.
Jones responded in a rebuttal affidavit that the issue involves injury to the state, the county, other counties, crime victims, and property owners who received no notice. Jones said, “I had a professional duty to tell the court that these filings were legally defective and potentially fraudulent. I cannot stay silent.”
In an email in April 2025, OKCPD Chief Ron Bacy said the department had 288,000 overdue property and currency claims needing a disposition update, and that many investigators assigned to those cases are no longer employed with the department. Bacy said the department developed programs to assist the Property Management Unit.
Court documents show more than 350,000 pieces of property held in the Property Management Unit, more than $2.5 million in the unit’s bank account, and that 80% of the property and money are due for disposition.
If a judge agrees with Jones, the funds may be returned to the owners.
If the judge agrees with the city, the case will be dropped.
The city and OKCPD had not responded to open records requests submitted Feb. 10.
When asked whether the city conducted or requested an internal review into the allegations, the city said it does not comment on pending litigation.
A hearing has been set later this month.
OKLA. — Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is seeking to join a federal court fight over the Environmental Protection Agency’s move to roll back a key climate change finding that has underpinned vehicle emissions regulations for more than a decade.
Drummond filed a motion to intervene with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on March 9, 2026, backing the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate what his office called “radical regulations of carbon emissions.”
The dispute centers on the EPA’s decision to rescind the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding.
In a Final Rule issued earlier this year, the EPA concluded it lacked statutory authority to establish the Endangerment Finding, which had been used to justify vehicle emission restrictions under the Clean Air Act.
Drummond joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general seeking to support the EPA after “a gaggle of special-interest groups” petitioned the D.C. Circuit to review the Final Rule.
“Thankfully, the Trump Administration is correcting the outrageous overreach that was the hallmark of the Obama-Biden Administration,” Drummond said. “Oklahoma’s energy industry, and that of our nation, should not be hobbled by unnecessary regulations born from a radical climate agenda. A panoply of would-be vehicle emission standards would be disastrous for a robust oil and gas industry, adversely impact our economy, hurt the reliability of our electrical grids and undermine national security.”
Drummond’s office said that since taking office he has filed more than 25 legal actions opposing environmental regulations, including tailpipe emission standards and efforts aimed at eliminating gas-powered vehicles.
In addition to Oklahoma, the states joining the motion to intervene are Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.
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