Oklahoma § 21-982 - Commercial gambling

§ 21-982. Commercial gambling

A. Commercial gambling is:

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments

1. Operating or receiving all or part of the earnings of a

gambling place;

2. Receiving, recording or forwarding bets or offers to bet or,

with intent to receive, record or forward bets or offers to bet,

possessing facilities to do so;

3. For gain, becoming a custodian of anything of value bet or

offered to be bet;

4. Conducting a lottery or with intent to conduct a lottery

possessing facilities to do so;

5. Setting up for use or collecting the proceeds of any

gambling device; or

6. Alone or with others, owning, controlling, managing or

financing a gambling business.

B. Any person found guilty of commercial gambling shall be

guilty of a Class C2 felony offense and punished by imprisonment as

provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of this

title, or a fine of not more than Twenty-five Thousand Dollars

($25,000.00), or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Added by Laws 1975, c. 283, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1975. Amended by Laws

1997, c. 133, § 271, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c.

5, § 174, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 229, eff. Jan. 1,

2026.

NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective

date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 271 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.