Fallin Nixes OK Tribes’ Internet Gaming
Internet gaming not allowed in Oklahoma, governor says
Oklahoma and the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes reach an agreement in which the tribe will take down its Internet gaming site. The tribe can’t operate an Internet gaming site anywhere in the country, but it is free to run one from outside the United States.
By Michael McNutt | Published: April 6, 2013
The Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes settled an ongoing dispute Friday with Oklahoma by agreeing to take down an Internet gaming site after being told its tribal gaming compact with the state did not allow it, the governor’s office said.
The tribe, based in Concho, had been operating the Internet gaming site for the past several months. Tribal officials thought Internet gaming was allowed under the tribe’s compact with the state; Oklahoma officials believed otherwise.
Gov. Mary Fallin’s general counsel, Steve Mullins, said talks culminated with an agreement being reached Friday that the tribe’s gaming compact with the state does not allow it to operate Internet gaming sites in Oklahoma or anywhere in the U.S.