{"data":{"id":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-3a-3a-280","jurisdiction":"us-ok","citation":"Okla. Stat. tit. 3A, § 3A-280","heading":"Offer of model tribal gaming contract","body":"The State of Oklahoma through the concurrence of the Governor\n\nafter considering the executive prerogatives of that office and the\n\npower to negotiate the terms of a compact between the state and a\n\ntribe, and by means of the execution of the State-Tribal Gaming Act,\n\nand with the concurrence of the State Legislature through the\n\nenactment of the State-Tribal Gaming Act, hereby makes the following\n\noffer of a model tribal gaming compact regarding gaming to all\n\nfederally recognized Indian tribes as identified in the Federal\n\nRegister within this state that own or are the beneficial owners of\n\nIndian lands as defined by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25\n\nU.S.C., Section 2703(4), and over which the tribe has jurisdiction\n\nas recognized by the Secretary of the Interior and is a part of the\n\ntribe's \"Indian reservation\" as defined in 25 C.F.R., Part 151.2 or\n\nhas been acquired pursuant to 25 C.F.R., Part 151, which, if\n\naccepted, shall constitute a gaming compact between this state and\n\nthe accepting tribe for purposes of the Indian Gaming Regulatory\n\nAct. Acceptance of the offer contained in this section shall be\n\nthrough the signature of the chief executive officer of the tribal\n\ngovernment whose authority to enter into the compact shall be set\n\nforth in an accompanying law or ordinance or resolution by the\n\ngoverning body of the tribe, a copy of which shall be provided by\n\nthe tribe to the Governor. No further action by the Governor or the\n\nstate is required before the compact can take effect. A tribe\n\naccepting this Model Tribal Gaming Compact is responsible for\n\nsubmitting a copy of the Compact executed by the tribe to the\n\nSecretary of the Interior for approval and publication in the\n\nFederal Register. The tribe shall provide a copy of the executed\n\nCompact to the Governor. No tribe shall be required to agree to\n\nterms different than the terms set forth in the Model Tribal Gaming\n\nCompact, which is set forth in Section 281 of this title. As a\n\nprecondition to execution of the Model Tribal Gaming Compact by any\n\ntribe, the tribe must have paid or entered into a written agreement\n\nfor payment of any fines assessed prior to the effective date of the\n\nState-Tribal Gaming Act by the federal government with respect to\n\nthe tribe's gaming activities pursuant to the Indian Gaming\n\nRegulatory Act.\n\nNotwithstanding the provisions of Sections 941 through 988 of\n\nTitle 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes, the conducting of and the\n\nparticipation in any game authorized by the model compact set forth\n\nin Section 281 of this title are lawful when played pursuant to a\n\ncompact which has become effective.\n\n1. Prior to July 1, 2008, of all fees received by the state\n\npursuant to subsection A of Part 11 of the Model Tribal Gaming\n\nCompact set forth in Section 281 of this title:\n\na. twelve percent (12%) shall be deposited in the\n\nOklahoma Higher Learning Access Trust Fund, and\n\nb. eighty-eight percent (88%) of such fees shall be\n\ndeposited in the Education Reform Revolving Fund.\n\n2. On or after July 1, 2008, of all fees received by the state\n\npursuant to subsection A of Part 11 of the Model Tribal Gaming\n\nCompact set forth in Section 281 of this title and Gaming Compact\n\nSupplements offered pursuant to Section 2 of this act:\n\na. twelve percent (12%) shall be deposited in the General\n\nRevenue Fund, and\n\nb. eighty-eight percent (88%) of such fees shall be\n\ndeposited in the Education Reform Revolving Fund.\n\nProvided, the first Twenty Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-three\n\nDollars and thirty-three cents ($20,833.33) of all fees received\n\neach month by the state pursuant to subsection A of Part 11 of the\n\nModel Tribal Gaming Compact set forth in Section 281 of this title\n\nand Gaming Compact Supplements offered pursuant to Section 2 of this\n\nact shall be transferred to the Department of Mental Health and\nee\n\nDollars and thirty-three cents ($20,833.33) of all fees received\n\neach month by the state pursuant to subsection A of Part 11 of the\n\nModel Tribal Gaming Compact set forth in Section 281 of this title\n\nand Gaming Compact Supplements offered pursuant to Section 2 of this\n\nact shall be transferred to the Department of Mental Health and\n\nSubstance Abuse Services for the treatment of compulsive gambling\n\ndisorder and educational programs related to such disorder.","path":["OK Code","Title 3A"],"source_url":"https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os3A.pdf","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:36Z","sha256":"f5f7c6f156a7cce8dc06449b6f572d0c3dc177c3fb1790528b789fa44df33ae3","source_id":"us-ok","stale":false,"prev":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-3a-3a-279","next":"us-ok/okla.-stat.-tit.-3a-3a-280.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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