{"id":12195,"date":"2025-06-16T13:40:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T13:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=america&#038;p=12195"},"modified":"2025-06-16T13:40:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T13:40:08","slug":"oklahoma-attorney-general-rejects-tribal-gaming-deal-reigniting-sovereignty-debate","status":"publish","type":"america","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/america\/oklahoma-attorney-general-rejects-tribal-gaming-deal-reigniting-sovereignty-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"Oklahoma attorney general rejects tribal gaming deal, reigniting sovereignty debate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Oklahoma Attorney General\u2019s Office has declared invalid a gaming compact signed between Gov. Kevin Stitt and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians (UKB), deepening the rift between the state\u2019s top leadership and tribal nations over gaming rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The compact, submitted by the UKB to the U.S. Department of the Interior in April, was based on Oklahoma\u2019s \u201cmodel gaming compact,\u201d a standard framework established under the State-Tribal Gaming Act in the early 2000s. However, Attorney General Gentner Drummond\u2019s office has now issued a formal opinion asserting that the <strong>compact is no longer valid<\/strong>, as its original terms <strong>expired on January 1, 2020<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link-la-fiesta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/oklahoma-attorney-general-rejects-tribal-gaming-deal-reigniting-sovereignty-debate2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/oklahoma-attorney-general-rejects-tribal-gaming-deal-reigniting-sovereignty-debate2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/oklahoma-attorney-general-rejects-tribal-gaming-deal-reigniting-sovereignty-debate2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/oklahoma-attorney-general-rejects-tribal-gaming-deal-reigniting-sovereignty-debate2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/oklahoma-attorney-general-rejects-tribal-gaming-deal-reigniting-sovereignty-debate2.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This development throws into question not only the UKB\u2019s gaming plans but also Gov. Stitt\u2019s authority to negotiate compacts independently\u2014a matter that has stirred significant political and legal contention in recent years. In 2020, Stitt signed several disputed gaming agreements that were later challenged by the legislature and courts, arguing that they circumvented tribal consultation and legislative oversight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/america\/oklahoma-showdown-lawmakers-push-tribal-sports-betting-bills-as-governor-stitt-threatens-veto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oklahoma showdown: Lawmakers push tribal sports betting bills as Governor Stitt threatens veto<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tribal advocates have reacted sharply to the opinion, citing it as another example of state interference in Native sovereignty. \u201cThis decision continues a pattern of undermining the rights of tribal nations to engage in economic development on their terms,\u201d said one representative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Legal analysts expect the matter to escalate, potentially drawing federal attention depending on how the Department of the Interior responds to the UKB\u2019s filing. The ruling also reopens broader questions about the future of tribal-state gaming agreements in Oklahoma\u2014a state with over 30 federally recognized tribes operating casinos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oklahoma\u2019s attorney general rejects a gaming compact between Gov. 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