The high court’s 1935 ruling in the Humphrey’s Executor case, which has protected federal agency independence, was called out for reversal in Project 2025.

With its first swing of the bat in 2025, sports betting legislation appears to have whiffed. A new bill that purports to solve conflict among key betting stakeholders stalled out in its first committee hearing of the year on Thursday.

In the coming weeks, meetings with all three stakeholders will take place. The bills will be cleaned up and in theory, by the end of May, a grand bargain to legalize sports betting in Oklahoma after two years of debate will be a touchdown and not a strike.

The future of what would be the largest expansion of gambling in decades is uncertain, after a setback during a Senate committee on Thursday.

Until recently, the biggest hurdle for legalization was a disagreement over tribal exclusivity. The conversation has shifted to the potential dangers of online sports betting.

The OKC Thunder have entered the chat regarding legalizing sports betting in Oklahoma. State senators in the Senate Business and Insurance Committee approved three sports betting bills in Oklahoma on Thursday,