A federal judge has been asked to enter a ruling that Oklahoma gambling is illegal… at least certain types of games located at tribal casinos.

Perhaps not all gambling, but Governor Kevin Stitt wants the judge to order the tribes to stop operating Class III games at their properties. That’s why he filed a lawsuit earlier this week.

“We are reviewing the pleading his lawyers filed on his behalf,” senior counsel for the Chickasaw Nation Stephen Greetham said. “We look forward to learning what legal basis he will claim to justify the uncertainty he has endeavored to create.”

Stitt not only wants to get that part of Oklahoma gambling to be illegal but also wants more from the tribes. He is pushing to discuss a new gaming compact as he says the industry became illegal on January 1. On that date, the latest one expired, but tribes argue it renews automatically and so the struggle continues.

You can read more about the Oklahoma gambling situation at Focus Gaming News.