Ponca City Lawmaker Files Bill To Legalize Sports Betting In Oklahoma

A state lawmaker from Ponca City filed a bill that would make sports betting legal in Oklahoma's casinos. The bill would add in-person sports betting to the gaming compacts Oklahoma has with the tribes which operate the casinos.

Monday, January 10th 2022, 10:11 pm

By: Craig Day

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State Representative Ken Luttrell says sports betting is already legal in 15 states, including a few hours away in Arkansas.

The legislative session starts next month.

Craig Day

Craig Day anchors the 5, 6 & 10 o’clock newscasts at News On 6. He’s an Emmy and national Edward R. Murrow award winner, whose work has also been recognized with awards by several other journalism groups, including the Oklahoma Society of Professional Journalism, Oklahoma Associated Press, and broadcasting associations in Louisiana and Texas, including reporter and story of the year when he worked in Shreveport, Louisiana.