Gaming rules to be ready by February
December 17
In Oklahoma, if federal gaming deals go through, three
race tracks are set to start gaming as early as early spring 2005. T
he executive director of the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission, has announced that the group in charge of writing the rules for gaming at racetracks anticipates that it will have completed its project by February. The Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission is a group compiled of gaming council, horse track employees and law enforcement.
The next step is for
Gov. Brad Henry to approve the rules. After that, the three tracks can begin their operations. The parks that are scheduled to host the gaming are Blue Ribbon Downs, Remington Park and Will Rogers Downs. One thing that could interfere with this is the U.S. Interior Department's possible permission of 9 tribal gaming deals in Oklahoma. At this time, no approvals have been handed down to any of the tribes involved.
