Title 3A — Title 3A — Amusements and Sports

A. Sections 2 through 28 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma Charity Games Act". B. For the protection of charitable organizations and the general public seeking to assist such organizations through participation in certain charity organized activities, t…

As used in the Oklahoma Charity Games Act, Section 401 et seq. of this title: 1. "Bingo" means a game in which each player receives a bingo face and covers the squares according to the numbers, letters, or combination of numbers and letters that have been announced by the caller.…

act - Powers and duties of Commission. A. The ABLE Commission shall be the licensing authority for the licensing of organizations, manufacturers, and distributors conducting, supplying, or otherwise providing charity games to the public in this state. B. The Commission shall be r…

lease or assignment prohibited - Initial and renewal fees. A. All licenses issued pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Charity Games Act shall be valid for one (1) year from the date of issue. B. A license issued by the Commission shall not be transferable, sold, leased or …

A. Any organization which conducts any charity game activities not more than four times per year may obtain an exemption from specific provisions of the Oklahoma Charity Games Act, Section 401 et seq. of this title, as provided in this section. Such exemption shall be obtained by…

revocation of distributor or manufacturer license. A. The Commission shall refuse to issue, deny renewal, suspend, or revoke a distributor license or a manufacturer license for any individual who: 1. Is not a citizen of the United States; or 2. Has been convicted, pled guilty, or…

revocation of any license - Penalty schedule. A. The ABLE Commission shall refuse to issue, deny renewal of, suspend, or revoke any license for any one or more of the following reasons: 1. Obtaining a license from the Commission through fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment of…

A. Any organization desiring to conduct a charity game in this state shall apply to the ABLE Commission for an organization license. An organization license shall only be issued to an organization and shall be used by that organization only. A business entity shall not be qualifi…

A compensated employee or manager of an organization shall be required to obtain an employee or manager license from the ABLE Commission. Every organization licensee pursuant to the Oklahoma Charity Games Act shall designate one person to be manager of its charity gaming operatio…

A. Any person or business entity desiring to sell or supply any charity game equipment to a licensed organization in this state shall apply to the ABLE Commission for a distributor license. B. An application for a distributor license shall include: 1. The name and address of the …

A. Any person or business entity desiring to sell or supply charity game equipment to a distributor in this state shall apply to the ABLE Commission for a manufacturer license. B. An application for a manufacturer license shall include: 1. The name and address of the applicant an…

application to local authorities. A. An applicant for an initial organization license shall, prior to applying for such license, twice publish, in such form and containing such information as the ABLE Commission shall by rule prescribe, a notice of its intention to apply for such…

A. Any person who is a resident of the municipality or county in which the organization or business entity will be doing business may protest such application. B. To be considered by the Commission, the protest must: 1. Be submitted in writing; 2. Be signed by the person protesti…

The district attorney of the county or the city attorney of the municipality wherein a license has been issued may file a petition with the Commission to revoke a license alleging the violation of the Oklahoma Charity Games Act or rule promulgated by the Commission by the holder …

A. Every licensee shall keep and maintain a set of records which shall include such details as required by the Commission of the activities of the licensee relating to doing business in this state pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma Charity Games Act. 1. Such records shall…

A. Licensed organizations shall purchase their supplies only from distributors licensed by this state and payment for supplies shall be made upon receipt of the supplies at the place of delivery. B. Distributors shall market, sell, or supply charity game equipment in this state o…

game sets. All damaged and winning bingo faces, breakopen ticket cards, and U-PIK-EM bingo game sets shall be reported and disposed of in such manner as the Commission shall prescribe. Added by Laws 1992, c. 328, § 17, eff. Dec. 1, 1992, and adopted by State Question No. 650, Leg…

No licensed organization shall sell, serve or permit to be consumed any alcoholic beverage as defined in Section 506 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes or low-point beer as defined in Section 163.2 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes in any room or outdoor area where and durin…

A. No charity game shall be conducted on the first day of the week, commonly known and designated as Sunday. B. No charity game shall be conducted between the hours of midnight and 10:00 a.m. C. An organization shall not conduct more than two sessions at a location during a calen…

A. In the conducting of a bingo game or a U-PIK-EM bingo game, not more than a total of Six Thousand Dollars ($6,000.00) in cash or any other thing of value shall be paid out during a day session or a night session; provided, the ABLE Commission may, in its discretion, raise the …

Any person, organization or business entity selling food, drink, or any other product subject to sales tax at any charity game location shall be required to obtain an Oklahoma sales tax permit prior to such sale. Added by Laws 1992, c. 328, § 21, eff. Dec. 1, 1992, and adopted by…

A. Except as provided in subsection D of this section, there is hereby levied a tax in the amount of one cent ($0.01) upon each bingo face and each U-PIK-EM bingo game set sold in this state to be paid by the distributor. B. Except as provided in subsection D of this section, the…

A. All taxes levied pursuant to the provisions of Section 421 of this title shall be collected and remitted by the distributor to the Oklahoma Tax Commission. B. The distributor shall submit a copy of each invoice from the manufacturer from which the distributor obtained the char…

The revenues collected by the Oklahoma Tax Commission pursuant to Section 421 of this title shall be paid monthly by the Oklahoma Tax Commission to the State Treasurer to be placed in the General Revenue Fund, to be paid out pursuant to direct appropriation by the Legislature. Ad…

Any person or persons convicted of violating the provisions of the Oklahoma Charity Games Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by incarceration for a period of not less than six (6) months, but not to exceed one (1) year and by a fine of not less than One Thousand Doll…

- Administrative fines. A. In addition to any other powers conferred on the Commission to impose penalties for violations of the provisions of the Oklahoma Charity Games Act, whenever in the judgment of the Commission any person, organization, or business entity has committed an …

contraband - Confiscation, forfeiture, and destruction. A. On and after January 1, 1993, any bingo faces, U-PIK-EM bingo game sets, or breakopen ticket cards that are not purchased from a licensed distributor are declared to be contraband, unless such items are: 1. Purchased by a…

Inventory of game equipment in possession of applicant prior to December 31, 1992 - Rules. A. Any organization which holds an unexpired license to conduct a bingo game issued pursuant to the provisions of Sections 995.1 through 995.15 of Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes is autho…

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Amusement and Carnival Games Act". Added by Laws 1994, c. 199, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1994.

A. Any person who owns or operates any amusement game or carnival game, whether skill or chance, coin, token or direct pay- to-play, and who knowingly and intentionally fraudulently obtains money or other items of value from another by means of any hidden mechanical device, decep…

A. No operator of amusement or carnival games shall display prizes as an enticement to players, unless the displayed prizes can be won by players of the game. Prizes displayed shall not be displayed in any manner which would serve to block or interfere with the players of the gam…

A. Multiple count violations of subsection A or B of Section 502 of this title, or violations resulting in a loss of money or other valuable consideration, in which said loss exceeds Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), shall constitute a Class D3 felony offense, and shall be punishab…

A. Any person convicted of violating any provision of the Amusement and Carnival Games Act, with the exception of subsection A of Section 504 of this title, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by not more than two hundred twenty (220) days of community service, or by the …

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Oklahoma State Athletic Commission Act". Added by Laws 1994, c. 240, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1994. Amended by Laws 2008, c. 329, § 1, eff. July 1, 2008. NOTE: Editorially renumbered from § 500 of this title to provide consistency in num…

A. As used in the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission Act: 1. "Administrator" means the administrator of the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission; 2. "Amateur combative sports event" means a combative sports event in which the participants have never been licensed as professionals i…

A. The Oklahoma State Athletic Commission shall have the power and duty to promulgate, prescribe, amend, and repeal rules necessary to implement the provisions of the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission Act, according to the Administrative Procedures Act, including, but not limite…

1999.

A. There is hereby re-created, until July 1, 2027, in accordance with the Oklahoma Sunset Law, the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission, which shall be composed of nine (9) members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The member of the Commission ini…

licenses, permits, certificates, or registrations - Transfers. A. The mission of the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission shall be to preserve and protect the health, safety and welfare of combative sports event participants and the general public through the effective regulation o…

A. The Oklahoma State Athletic Commission, its administrator or any other employee authorized by the Commission may order the promoter to withhold any part of a purse or other money belonging or payable to any combative sports practitioner or second if, in the judgment of the Com…

State Department of Health and transfer of personnel. A. The Oklahoma State Athletic Commission may employ an administrator to oversee the organization and activities of the Commission and to ensure compliance with rules promulgated by the Commission. The administrator shall perf…

A. The Oklahoma State Athletic Commission is hereby vested with jurisdiction to issue sanctioning permits for all professional and amateur combative sports contests and exhibitions, including, but not limited to, mixed martial arts , professional boxing, and kickboxing held or gi…

sanction. A. The Oklahoma State Athletic Commission shall promulgate rules necessary to implement processes for issuing sanctioning permits for professional combative sports events, amateur mixed martial arts events and amateur kickboxing events held or given in this state and fo…

1995.

ordinance or resolution. A. A sanctioning permit issued by the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission shall be required in order to conduct, sponsor, hold, or participate in professional combative sports events, amateur mixed martial arts events or amateur kickboxing events. B. No sa…

sanctioning permit - Censure or reprimand - Fees. A. The Oklahoma State Athletic Commission may issue, withhold, suspend, or revoke any and all licenses and sanctioning permits required by the provisions of the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission Act or the rules promulgated by th…

permit. Before issuing any license or sanctioning permit, or taking any disciplinary action against a licensee, the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission shall consider the following in order of importance: 1. The preservation of the safety and health of the participants; 2. The bes…

A. Before any sanctioning permit is issued to any promoter to conduct or hold a professional combative sports event, amateur mixed martial arts event or amateur kickboxing event, the applicant shall file with the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission a security in the form of a bond…

Suspension for just cause. The Oklahoma State Athletic Commission may: 1. Subpoena witnesses and compel the production of any and all books, memoranda, documents, papers, and records showing the receipts and disbursements of any individual, club, or corporation licensed under the…

A. If upon inspection or investigation, or whenever the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission determines that a licensee has violated the Oklahoma State Athletic Commission Act or of any order, standard, or rule promulgated pursuant to the provisions of the Oklahoma State Athletic C…