The Oklahoma Senate on Wednesday rejected a bill that would have legalized sports betting.
After it fell four votes short of passing, Sen. Bill Coleman, R-Ponca City, the author, said he might seek another vote on House Bill 1047 after working for years to gain consensus on a bill that would allow Oklahomans to legally wager on sporting outcomes.
The measure would have allowed tribes to offer retail and mobile sports betting on tribal lands, remitting 8% of earnings to the state, Coleman said.
Mobile sports betting operators could also enter partnerships with the tribes to offer mobile sports betting on non-tribal lands, Coleman said.
