Req. No. 370 Page 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 STATE OF OKLAHOMA 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025) SENATE BILL 585 By: Coleman AS INTRODUCED An Act relating to amusement and sports; amending 3A O.S. 2021, Sections 262 and 280, which relate to state-tribal gaming; providing exc eption; updating language related to sports pools; updating statutory references; defining term; authorizing fees related to tribal administration of games; pr escribing content of Gaming Compact Supplement; prescribing procedures for electing acceptance of supplements; providing for certain construction of supplements; allowing retention of funds by tribes in certain amounts; limiting scope of Gaming Compact Supplement; declaring certain conduct and participation lawful; providing for codification; and prov iding an effective date. BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA: SECTION 1. AMENDATORY 3A O.S. 2021, Section 262, is amended to read as follows: Section 262. A. If at least four Indian tribes enter into the model tribal-state compact set forth in Section 281 of this title, and such compacts are approved by the Secretary of the Interior and notice of such approval is published in the Federal Register, the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission ( “Commission”) shall license organization licensees which are licensed pursuant to Section 205.2 Req. No. 370 Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 of this title to conduct authorized gaming as that term is defined by this act pursuant to this act utilizing gaming machines or devices authorized by this act subject to the l imitations of subsection C of this section. No fair association or organizati on licensed pursuant to Section 208.2 of this title or a city, town or municipality incorporated or otherwise, or an instrumentality thereof, may conduct authorized gaming as tha t term is defined by this act. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 941 through 988 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the conducting of and participation in gaming in accordance with the provisions of this act or the model compact set forth in Se ction 281 of this title is lawful and shall not be subject to any criminal pen alties. Provided further, a licensed manufacturer or distributor licensed pursuant to this act may manufacture, exhibit or store as a lawful activity any machines or devices whi ch are capable of being used to conduct the following types of gaming: 1. Gaming authorized by the State -Tribal Gaming Act; or 2. Other gaming which may be lawfully conducted by an Indian tribe in this state. B. Except for Christmas Day, authorized gami ng may only be conducted by an organization licensee on days when the licensee is either conducting live racing or is accepting wagers on simulcast races at the licensee ’s racing facilities. Authorized gaming may Req. No. 370 Page 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 only be conducted by organization licensee s at enclosure locations where live racing is conducted. Under no circumstances shall authorized gaming be conducted by an organization licensee at any facility outside the organization licensee ’s racing enclosure. No person who would not be eligible to be a patron of a pari -mutuel system of wagering pursuant to the provisions of subsection B of Section 208.4 of this title shall be admitted into any area of a facility when authorized games are played nor be permitted to operate, or obtain a prize from, or in connection with, the operation of any authorized game, directly or indirectly. C. In order to encourage the growth, sustenance and development of live horse racing in this state and of the state ’s agriculture and horse industries, the Commission is he reby authorized to issue licenses to conduct authorized gaming to no more than three organization licensees operating racetrack locations at which horse race meetings with pari -mutuel wagering, as authorized by the Commission pursuant to the provisions of this title, occurred in calendar year 2001, as follows: 1. An organization licensee operating a racetrack location at which an organization licensee is licensed to conduct a race meeting pursuant to the provisions of Section 205.2 of this title located in a county with a population exceeding six hundred thousand (600,000) persons, according to the most recent Federal Decennial Census, shall be licensed to operate not more than six hundred fifty (650) Req. No. 370 Page 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 player terminals in any year. Beginning with the third year after an organization licensee is licensed pursuant to this paragraph to operate such player terminals, such licensee may be licensed to operate an additional fifty (50) player terminals. Beginning with the fifth year after an organization licensee i s licensed pursuant to this paragraph to operate such player terminals, such l icensee may be licensed to operate a further additional fifty (50) player terminals; and 2. Two organization licensees operating racetrack locations at which the organization li censees are licensed to conduct race meetings pursuant to the provisions of Section 205.2 of this title located in counties with populations not exceeding four hundred thousand (400,000) persons, according to the most recent Federal Decennial Census, may e ach be licensed to operate not more than two hundred fifty (250) player termin als in any year. Subject to the limitations on the number of player terminals permitted to each organization licensee, an organization licensee may utilize electronic amusement g ames as defined in this act, electronic bonanza-style bingo games as defined in this act and electronic instant bingo games as defined in this act, and any type of gaming machine or device that is specifically allowed by law and that an Indian tribe in thi s state is authorized to utilize pursuant to a compact entered into between th e state and the tribe in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Req. No. 370 Page 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 and any other machine or device that an Indian tribe in this state is lawfully permitted to operate pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, referred to collectively as “authorized games”. An organization licensee ’s utilization of such machines or devices shall be subject to the regulatory control and supervision of the Commission; provided, the Commission shall have no role in oversight and regulation of gamin g conducted by a tribe subject to a compact. The Commission shall promulgate rules to regulate the operation and use of authorized gaming by organization licensees. In promulga ting such rules, the Commission shall consider the provisions of any compact which authorizes electronic gaming which is specifically authorized by law by an Indian tribe. For the purpose of paragraphs 1 and 2 of this subsection, the number of player term inals in an authorized game that permits multiple players shall be determined by the maximum number of players that can participate in that game at any given time; provided, however, that nothing in this act prohibits the linking of player terminals for pr ogressive jackpots, so long as the limitations on the number of permitted player terminals at each organization licensee are not exceeded. Each organization licensee shall keep a record of, and shall report at least quarterly to the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission, the number of games authorized by this section utilized in the org anization licensee’s facility, by the name or type of each and its identifying number. Req. No. 370 Page 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 D. No zoning or other local ordinance may be adopted or amended by a political subdivision where an organization licensee conducts live horse racing with the intent to restrict or prohibit an organization licensee ’s right to conduct authorized gaming at such location. E. For purposes of this act, “adjusted gross revenues ” means the total receipts received by an organization licensee from the play of all authorized gamin g minus all monetary payouts. F. The Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission shall promulgate rules to regulate, implement and enforce the provisions of this act with regard to the conduct of authorized gaming by organization licensees; provided, regulation and oversight of games covered by a compact and operated by an Indian tribe shall be conducted solely pursuant to the requirements of the compact. G. If an organization licensee ope rates or attempts to operate more player terminals which offer authorized game s than it is authorized to offer to the public by this act or the terms of its license, upon written notice from the Commission, such activity shall cease forthwith. Such activi ty shall constitute a basis upon which the Commission may suspend or revoke the licensee ’s license. The Commission shall promulgate any rules and regulations necessary to enforce the provisions of this subsection. H. This act is game -specific and shall n ot be construed to allow the operation of any other form of gaming unless spec ifically Req. No. 370 Page 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 allowed by this act. This act shall not permit the operation of slot machines, house -banked card games, house -banked table games involving dice or roulette wheels, or games where winners are determined by wagering on the outcome of a sports contest ; provided, however, that in-person wagering and wagering conducted on a mobile device on the outcome of a sports contest may be conducted in accordance with Section 3 of this act. SECTION 2. AMENDATORY 3A O.S. 2021, Section 280 , is amended to read as follows: Section 280. The State of Oklahoma through the concurrence of the Governor after considering the executive prerogatives of that office and the power to negotiate the terms of a compact between the state and a tribe, and by means of the execution of the State -Tribal Gaming Act, and with the concurrence of the State Legislature through the enactment of the State -Tribal Gaming Act, hereby makes the following offer of a model tribal gaming compact Model Tribal Gaming Compact regarding gaming to all federally recognized Indian tribes as identified in the Federal Register within this state that own or are the beneficial owners of Indian lands as defined by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C., Section 2703(4), and over which the tribe has jurisdiction as recognized by the Secretary of the Interior and is a part of the tribe ’s “Indian reservation” as defined in 25 C.F.R., Part 151.2 or has been acqu ired pursuant to 25 C.F.R., Part 151, which, if accepted, shall constitute a g aming Req. No. 370 Page 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 compact between this state and the accepting tribe for purposes of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. Acceptance of the offer contained in this section shall be through the signature of the chief executive officer of the tribal government whose authority to enter into the compact Compact shall be set forth in an accompanying law or ordinance or resolution by the governing body of the tribe, a copy of which shall be provided by the tribe to the Governor. No further action by the Governor or the state is required before the compact Compact can take effect. A tribe accepting this Model Tribal Gaming Compact is responsible for submitting a copy of the Compact executed by the tr ibe to the Secretary of the Interior for approval and publication in the Federal Register. The tribe shall provide a copy of the executed Compact to the Governor. No tribe shall be required to agree to terms different than the terms set forth in the Model Tribal Gaming Compact, which is set forth in Section 281 of this title. As a precondition to execution of the Model Tribal Gaming Compact by any tribe, the tribe must have paid or entered into a written agreement for payment of any fines assessed prior to the effective date of the State -Tribal Gaming Act by the federal government with respect to the tribe ’s gaming activities pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 941 through 988 of Title 21 of the Oklahom a Statutes, the conducting of and the participation in any game authorized by the model compact Model Req. No. 370 Page 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Tribal Gaming Compact set forth in Section 281 of this title are lawful when played pursuant to a compact which has become effective. 1. Prior to July 1, 2008, of all fees received by the state pursuant to subsection A of Part 11 of the Model Tribal Gaming Compact set forth in Section 281 of this title: a. twelve percent (12%) shall be deposited in the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund, and b. eighty-eight percent (88%) of such fees shall be deposited in the Education Refor m Revolving Fund. 2. On or after July 1, 2008, of all fees received by the state pursuant to subsection A of Part 11 of the Model Tribal Gaming Compact set forth in Section 281 of this title and Gaming Compact Supplements offered pursuant to Section 2 280.1 of this title and Section 3 of this act: a. twelve percent (12%) shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund, and b. eighty-eight percent (88%) of such fees shall be deposited in the Education Reform Revolving Fund. Provided, the first Twenty Thousan d Eight Hundred Thirty -three Dollars and thirty-three cents ($20,833.33) of all fees received each month by the state pursuant to subsection A of Part 11 of the Model Tribal Gaming Compact set forth in Section 281 of this title and Gaming Compact Supplements offered pursuant to Section 2 280.1 of this title and Section 3 of this act shall be transferred to the Req. No. 370 Page 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for the treatment of compulsive gambling disorder and educational programs related to such disorder. SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 280.2 of Title 3A, unless there is created a duplicati on in numbering, reads as follows: A. Provided that federal laws permit and pursuant to the offer of the Model Tribal Gaming Compact made in Section 280 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes and the definition of “covered games” in the Model Tribal Gaming Compact codified in Section 281 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes, which co dified compact offer provides that the state may approve additional forms of covered games under the compact by amendment of the State -Tribal Gaming Act and a compacting tribe may operate such additional forms of covered games by written supplement to an existing compact, the state hereby approves, subject to this section, an additional game offering as follows: “Sports pools” means any in-person wagering and wagering conducted on a mobile device on the outcome of sporting events or other events, other than horse or other animal races. B. Should a tribe that has compacted with the state in accordance with Sections 280 and 281 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes elect to accept th is offer of an additional covered game and, accordingly, to operate sports pools under the terms of its Req. No. 370 Page 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 existing gaming compact with the state, the tribe shall execute a supplement to the compact, to provide as follows: MODEL TRIBAL GAMING COMPACT SUPPLEME NT Between the [Name of Tribe] and the STATE OF OKLAHOMA To be governed in acc ord with the [Name of Tribe] ’s State-Tribal Gaming Compact (“Compact”), approved by the United States Department of the Interior on [Date], the [Name of Tribe] ( “Tribe”) accepts the State’s offer of an additional covered game codified in Section 280.2 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes, which offer and this acceptance are subject to the following terms: Part 1. TITLE This document shall be referred to as the “[Name of Tribe] and State of Oklahoma Gaming Compact Sports Pools Supplement (Gaming Compact Supplement)”. Part 2. TERMS A. The Tribe hereby memorializes its election to accept the State’s offer of an additional covered game, which offer is codified in Section 280.2 of Ti tle 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes. The Tribe further certifies and agrees it shall not offer such additional covered game unless and until doing so would be legal under federal law. B. The Tribe agrees, subject to the enforcement and exclusivity provisions of its Compact, to pay to the state a fee derived from Req. No. 370 Page 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 sports pool revenues c alculated as set forth in paragraph 1 of this subsection. Such fee shall be paid no later than the twentieth day of the month for revenues received by the Tribe in the preceding month. 1. The fee shall be: a. four percent (4%) of the first Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) of monthly net win received by a Tribe in a calendar year from the p lay of sports pools, b. five percent (5%) of the next Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000.00) of adjusted gross revenues received by a Tribe in a calendar year from the play of sports pools, and c. six percent (6%) of all subsequent adjusted gross revenues received by a Tribe in a calendar year from the play of sports pools. 2. Payment of such fee shall be made to the State Treasurer. Nothing herein shall require the allocation of such fees to particular state purposes, including, but not limited to, the actual costs of performing the State ’s regulatory responsibilities hereunder. “Net win” shall mean all money wagered less prizes paid out and less applicable federal t axes. For all purposes, such payment shall be deemed an exclusivity and fee payment under paragraph 2 of subsection A of Part 11 of the Model Tribal Gaming Compact between the e lecting Tribe and the State. Req. No. 370 Page 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 C. The Tribe’s operation of sports pools pursuant to this Model Tribe Gaming Compact Supplement shall, for all purposes, including enforcement and exclusivity, be treated as subject to and lawfully conducted under the terms an d provisions of the Compact. Part 3. AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE This Gaming Compact Supplement, to the extent it conforms with Section 280.2 of Title 3A of the Oklahoma Statutes, is deemed approved by the State of Oklahoma. No further action of the State or any state official is necessary for this Gaming Compact Supplement to take effect upon approval by the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior and publication in the Federal Register. The undersigned tribal official(s) represents that he or she is duly authorized and has the authority to execute this Gaming Compact Supplement on behalf of the Tribe for whom he or she is signing. APPROVED: [Name of Tribe] ________________________ Date: __________ [Title] A. A tribe electing to accept this additional game offering is responsible for submitting a copy of the executed supplement to the Secretary of the United States Department of the Interior for approval and publication in the Federal Register. Req. No. 370 Page 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 B. Upon approval of a supplement by the Secret ary of the United States Department of the Interior, said supplement shall be construed as an acceptance of this offer and a supplement to the Tribe’s existing Model Tribal Gaming Compact with the State. Thereafter, sports pools shall be deemed a covered game pursuant to said Compact. C. The Tribe is entitled to keep an amount equal to state payments from the operation of sports pools. For all purposes, such payment shall be deemed an exclusivity and fee payment under paragraph 2 of subsection A of Part 11 of the Model Tribal Gaming Compact between the electing Tribe and the State . D. The offer contained in this section shall not be construed to permit the operation of any additional form of gaming by organization licensees or permit any additional elect ronic or machine gaming within Oklahoma. E. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 941 through 988 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the conducting of and participation in any game authorized pursuant to this section are lawful when played pursuan t to a compact supplement which has become effective in accordance with this s ection. SECTION 4. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025. 60-1-370 CAD 1/13/2025 9:57:38 PM