It’ll be at least another year before sports betting is legal in Oklahoma. On Thursday, Senate President Pro Tempore Lonnie Paxton confirmed an agreement on sports betting bills couldn’t be reached.
He added that Senators would like to study the issue this summer instead.
In late March, the Senate approved three sports betting-related bills, including one Oklahoma City Thunder-specific proposal, in a business and insurance committee.
Sen. Bill Coleman (R-Ponca City) had been leading the charge in negotiations between state lawmakers, tribes, and Oklahoma’s only pro-sports team. Sen. Paxton said Sen. Coleman came to him a few days ago and said there were issues with some of the parties involved, and they couldn’t come to an agreement.
