A new court filing in the Oklahoma Tribal Gaming case claims that the state officials “reneged” on their agreement. According to the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, the state failed to provide tribes with substantial exclusivity to conduct gaming operations so tribes no longer have a legal obligation to share a portion of their gaming revenues with the state. The Wichita Tribe’s court filing also claims the tribe is entitled to damages from the state for violating its gaming compact. They claim the state violated its substantial exclusivity agreement by expanding the state lottery to allow players to participate in mobile…

What a week of gambling news! Tribal Gaming and the governor of Oklahoma have escalated their fight in that state to lawsuits and name calling. Plus, Tribal Casinos are now in the center of a sports betting disagreement in Washington State. We also talk about dragons and marijuana. Howdy friends J Todd back again with another edition of This Week in Gambling, and oh boy… do we have a good one for you this week! Insults! Fighting! Threats! Lawsuits! It’s all in this week’s big story! A while back we told you all about a conflict in the state of…

In the ever-escalating battle between Oklahoma Tribal Gaming and the governor, things are getting chippy. Now Governor Kevin Stitt has threatened to bring in commercial casinos to undermine tribal casinos, and Tribal Gaming has now questions Stitt’s Native American ancestry. Stitt remains engulfed in a bitter dispute with a dozen Oklahoma tribes regarding their compacts that allow them to operate Class III gaming – slot machines and table games. The Republican Governor argues their 15-year gaming compacts expired on January 1, while the Native Americans claim the revenue-sharing arrangements automatically renewed. Stitt is threatening to welcome in commercial casino operators…

We have a week full of gambling news to cover, with sports betting news in Colorado and betting kiosks rolling out in Montana! Also, as betting on horses thrives in Kentucky, some there have a “moral objection” to betting on sports! Plus, tribal gaming news from Oklahoma and Chinese hackers hit online gambling sites!   Hello people, and thanks for joining me on on another stroll through the gambling news. Although this week we don’t have a big story, just a bunch of little ones! So let’s get right into it with betting on sports in Colorado! Seven licenses for…

The Oklahoma Tribal Gaming dispute with Governor Kevin Stitt continues, but now a Judge in the state has ordered the parties to mediation. Several Native American tribes are currently involved in the lawsuit about the gaming compact, and whether it  automatically renews. Stitt claims the compact didn’t renew at the end of the year, and he wants to renegotiate for a larger slice of casino revenue. Tribal leaders have said they’re willing to renegotiate the fees they pay but first want Stitt to acknowledge their position that the compact automatically renews. The judge issued an order in the Western District…

We have a week full of online gambling news with headlines about online gambling in Michigan, sports betting in Kentucky, poker in California, and tribal gaming in Oklahoma! Hello friends and welcome to This Week in Gambling! Our last show before I take a week off to attend the International Casino Expo in London, England. So, I’m filming this early on Saturday, so if something happens… some major big gambling story breaks between now and Tuesday… don’t come yelling at me! This week’s stories begin in the state of Michigan, where online gambling news was good recently. Legislators had passed…

Three of the most powerful Oklahoma Tribal Gaming interests have filed a federal lawsuit against the state’s governor. The Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw nations are asking that the court to help to resolve a dispute over gambling at casinos on their lands. The tribes would like a federal judge to determine whether the state compacts automatically renewed on January 1st for another 15-year term of Governor Kevin Stitt. The tribes contend all the conditions have been met for the compacts to renew. “For some time, we have tried to establish meaningful intergovernmental engagement regarding our gaming compacts, but you have…