Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 941

Opening, conducting or carrying on gambling game - Dealing

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for those engaged in game. Except as provided in the Oklahoma Charity Games Act, every person who opens, or causes to be opened, or who conducts, whether for hire or not, or carries on either poker, roulette, craps or any banking or percentage, or any gambling game played with dice, cards or any device, for money, checks, credits, or any representatives of value, or who either as owner or employee, whether for hire or not, deals for those engaged in any such game, shall be guilty of a Class C2 felony offense, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), nor more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00), and by imprisonment as provided for in subsections B through F of Section 20M of this title. Added by Laws 1916, c. 26, p. 54, § 1, emerg. eff. Jan. 29, 1916. Amended by Laws 1992, c. 328, § 29, eff. Dec. 1, 1992, and adopted by State Question No. 650, Legislative Referendum No. 294, at election held Nov. 3, 1992. Amended by Laws 1997, c. 133, § 266, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 1999, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 5, § 170, eff. July 1, 1999; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 226, eff. Jan. 1, 2026. NOTE: Laws 1998, 1st Ex.Sess., c. 2, § 23 amended the effective date of Laws 1997, c. 133, § 266 from July 1, 1998, to July 1, 1999.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1956–2025 · leading case: TREAT v. STITT

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TREAT v. STITT (2021) okla · cites it 2× “, 21 O.S.2011, § 941 (prohibiting card and table games); id .”

State v. Koo (1982) oklacrimapp · cites it 2× “21 O.S.1981, §§ 941 et seq. The act of receiving bets has not, until enactment of 21 O.”

United States v. Dicristina (2012) nyed “); Okla. Stat. tit. 21 § 941 (“Except as provided in the Oklahoma Charity Games Act, every person who opens, or causes to be opened, or who conducts, whether for hire or not, or carries on .”

Question Submitted by: Rollo D. Redburn, Executive Director, Oklahoma Lottery Commission (2017) oklaag “See 21 O.S.2011, §§ 941, 942. Commercial gambling 1 is also prohibited.”

United States v. One Coin-Operated Gaming Device (1981) ca10 “, Okla. Stat.Ann. tit. 21, § 941 (West 1951); § 981(3) (West 1975).”

Question Submitted by: The Honorable Avery Frix, Oklahoma State Senate, District 9 (2025) oklaag · cites it 2× “§ 262(A); and 21 O.S.2021, §§ 941 3A O.S.2021, § 262 4 Through the STGA, the Model Compact sets forth, among other things, standards and regulations for conducting games, oversight and monitoring mechanisms, provisions for recordkeeping and auditing, licensing, dispute…”

Jackson v. State (1956) oklacrimapp “* * * ” 21 O.S.1951 § 941. In Phillips v. State, 64 Okl.”

Shaw v. State (1956) oklacrimapp · cites it 2× “Was the evidence sufficient to sustain a conviction ? As to the first proposition, the record ■discloses that counsel for the accused filed a demurrer and called the attention of the trial court to the fact that the information failed to allege that dice was being played for…”

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