Stake.us Leaves Oklahoma as Sweepstakes Ban Takes Effect

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Oklahoma’s online sweepstakes gaming ban took effect November 1, after Stake.us and Clubs Poker withdrew on October 30.
SB 1589 brings dual-currency games within Oklahoma’s gambling offense and extends liability to affiliates, suppliers and platform providers alongside operators.

Oklahoma’s online sweepstakes gaming ban took effect November 1 after Stake.us and Clubs Poker withdrew from the state on October 30.

The law covers dual-currency games and gives poker no exemption, according to Poker Industry PRO. Its reach extends beyond operators to affiliates, suppliers and platform providers.

Global Poker Retains Gold Coin Games

Three of the four main sweepstakes poker operators had pulled back from Oklahoma ahead of the ban’s effective date, Poker Industry PRO reported.

Global Poker ended sweepstakes play for Oklahoma players on the same day as the other two operators’ withdrawals, but kept its Gold Coin games open in the state.

ClubWPT Gold still listed Oklahoma as eligible for sweepstakes play at the time of Poker Industry PRO’s November 9 report. That eligibility listing does not establish that the offering complies with the state’s ban.

Oklahoma Lawmakers Overrode Stitt’s Veto

SB 1589 became law after the Oklahoma Legislature overrode a veto by Gov. Kevin Stitt. The bill brings dual-currency games inside the state’s existing gambling offense, effectively closing alternative operational loopholes and removing promotional card rooms and unregulated online poker options that relied on virtual token models to operate within the state..

Its path through the Legislature included: