The head of the state’s tribal gaming organization and a lawmaker advocating legalized sports betting in Oklahoma indicated surprise and something like puzzlement Friday at a sports gambling proposal issued late Thursday by Gov. Kevin Stitt.
“The Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association was not consulted prior to Gov. Stitt releasing his sport betting plan,” Matthew Morgan, chairman of the Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association, said in a written statement. “The members of the OIGA have been preparing to receive an offer from the state on sports betting for the past couple of years, and while we appreciate Gov. Stitt finally joining the sports betting conversation, to date he has not engaged in meaningful and respectful government-to-government discussion with tribes.”
