Oklahoma Casinos - Carry or not?

[SF18C]

Just another reason to skip past those traps!

I drive past 3 or 4 casinos every day. The ones in/near OK City might be nice but the ones off I-44 are dumps!

[Paint_dry]

I work in the poker room, and have talked to a few of the security guards as well as some light horse officers, and according to them, you can't even have a gun in the parking lot. Example, a player was using a .40 as a card cap (to protect his cards). I had to inform security who at that point called their supervisor. They asked if he had a gun on him and he answered that he had left it in his car. They informed him that was still against the law and that as soon as he didn't have the weapon, he was welcome to come back and play.

So the lesson is don't bring your gun to the casinos. When you do, don't mention that it's in your car.

[jimlongley]

NOOOOOOOOO. Def don't carry. Back when I carried under a TX CHL I was off to play some poker tourneys at the WinStar and I called the local and state LEOs and it was definite and resounding NO - which made sense to me. However, you can be slightly relieved that their security guards are armed as of my last trip.

Keep in mind that there are local and state LEOs in TX that will tell you it is illegal to carry in churches, hospitals, and the State Fair.

[RottenApple]

I work in the poker room, and have talked to a few of the security guards as well as some light horse officers, and according to them, you can't even have a gun in the parking lot. Example, a player was using a .40 as a card cap (to protect his cards). I had to inform security who at that point called their supervisor. They asked if he had a gun on him and he answered that he had left it in his car. They informed him that was still against the law and that as soon as he didn't have the weapon, he was welcome to come back and play.

So the lesson is don't bring your gun to the casinos. When you do, don't mention that it's in your car.

Just an FYI, the security guards were wrong. Parking lots of casinos are specifically excluded by OK law.

21-1277.

UNLAWFUL CARRY IN CERTAIN PLACES

A. It shall be unlawful for any person in possession of a valid
concealed handgun license issued pursuant to the provisions of the
Oklahoma Self-Defense Act, Section 1290.1 et seq. of this title, to
carry any concealed handgun into any of the following places:

1. Any structure, building, or office space which is owned or leased
by a city, town, county, state, or federal governmental authority for
the purpose of conducting business with the public;

2. Any meeting of any city, town, county, state or federal officials,
school board members, legislative members, or any other elected or
appointed officials;

3. Any prison, jail, detention facility or any facility used to
process, hold, or house arrested persons, prisoners or persons alleged
delinquent or adjudicated delinquent;

4. Any elementary, secondary, or vocational-technical school property;

5. Any sports arena during a professional sporting event;

6. Any place where pari-mutuel wagering is authorized by law; and

7. Any other place specifically prohibited by law.

B. For purposes of paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 of subsection A of this
section, the prohibited place does not include and specifically
excludes the following property:

a. any property set aside for the use of any vehicle, whether attended
or unattended, by a city, town, county, state, or federal governmental
authority,

b. any property set aside for the use of any vehicle, whether attended
or unattended, by any entity offering any professional sporting event
which is open to the public for admission, or by any entity engaged in
pari-mutuel wagering authorized by law,

c. any property adjacent to a structure, building, or office space in
which concealed weapons are prohibited by the provisions of this
section,

d. any property designated by a city, town, county, or state,
governmental authority as a park, recreational area, or fairgrounds;
provided nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to authorize
any entry by a person in possession of a concealed handgun into any
structure, building, or office space which is specifically prohibited
by the provisions of subsection A of this section.

[Pawpaw]

Just an FYI, the security guards were wrong. Parking lots of casinos are specifically excluded by OK law.

As I understand it, since the casino's are on indian reservations, OK law does not apply.

[GrillKing]

OK doesn't have reservations. There are traditional areas designated Choctaw or Cherokee Nation, etc., but they aren't actually reservations. IANAL but I believe that other than on actual property owned by the tribes just as you or I may own property, tribal law does not apply to non registered native Americans. I am not sure about tribal owned property, but I suspect [Edit-->] OK state law applies to non-registered Native Americans