Oklahoma attorney general wades into tribal gaming impasse

The governor of Oklahoma is charged by the state's attorney general of spending millions of dollars on a protracted legal battle over tribal gaming rights in the region.The state reportedly paid three private law firms around $600,000 to defend its tribal compacts in the most recent dispute, according to the attorney general's office. Additionally, during the governor's term, additional legal fees linked to tribal gaming totaled millions of dollars. Sports betting in the state is still at a standstill because of an impasse between the governor and the tribes.
 
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