Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 27, ch. 8 — GAMBLING | Tulsa Revised Ordinances (Supp. No. 3, Update 2: codified through Ordinance No. 25794, passed May 13, 2026) — City of Tulsa

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 27, § 800 Betting on or playing prohibited game.

Section 800. - Betting on or playing prohibited game. Except as provided in the Oklahoma Charity Games Act (Title 3A, O.S.2001, §§ 401, et seq.), as amended, it shall be an offense for any person to bet or play at any game whatsoever for money, property, checks, credits or other representatives of value with cards, dice or any other device which may be adapted to or used in playing any game of chance or in which chance is a material element. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments, and/or by imprisonment in the City jail for a period of not less than one (1) day nor more than thirty (30) days. (Ord. No. 21975, § 2, 12-18-2008)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 27, § 801 Permitting gambling game.

Section 801. - Permitting gambling game. It shall be an offense for any person to permit any gaming table, bank or gaming device to be installed or used for the purpose of gambling in any house, building, shed, shelter, booth, lot or other premises to him belonging or by him occupied or which he has possession of or control at the time. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments, and/or by imprisonment in the City jail for a period of not less than thirty (30) days nor more than six (6) months. (Ord. No. 21975, § 3, 12-18-2008)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 27, § 802 Betting on races.

Section 802. - Betting on races. Except as provided for in the Oklahoma Horse Racing Act (Title 3A, O.S.2001, §§ 200, et seq.), as amended, it shall be a misdemeanor offense for any person to bet or wager upon the result of any trial of speed or power of endurance of animals or beasts. Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be punished by a fine of not less than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), excluding costs, fees and assessments, and by imprisonment in the City jail for a period not more than ninety (90) days. (Ord. No. 21975, § 5, 12-18-2008)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 27, § 803 Paraphernalia—Procedure upon confiscation.

Section 803. - Paraphernalia—Procedure upon confiscation. A. Each and every table, cloth, box, gaming, gambling, betting or wagering device, apparatus, equipment, furniture or money which is used, kept or intended to be used for the purpose of gaming, gambling, betting or wagering in violation of this chapter shall be and they are hereby declared to be contraband, subject to seizure and confiscation. B. The Chief of Police or any officer of the Police Department shall be and they are hereby authorized and directed to summarily abate by seizure and destruction any of the contraband described herein which is found upon the premises where any such violation is being or has been committed or which is found in the possession or under the control of any person who is violating any ordinance of the City of Tulsa on gaming, gambling, betting or wagering; provided, however, when any furniture, equipment or apparatus, the nature of which would permit its use for purposes other than gambling or bookmaking be seized by such officers, it shall not be destroyed but shall be stored by the officers and a full descriptive list of same shall be filed in the Municipal Court of the City of Tulsa, together with a sworn statement of the officer as to the facts surrounding its seizure and storage. It shall thereupon be the duty of the Municipal Court to cause notice to be given to the person from whom the contraband was seized or to the person who possesses such premises whereon the contraband was seized. If the names of any such persons be unknown to the Court, notice shall be given by posting notice upon the outer door of the premises. In all cases, such notice shall be directed to the person or persons named therein or to any person claiming an interest in the property or money, shall contain a descriptive list of all contraband seized and shall notify the person to appear at a hearing on a certain date, not less than three (3) days from the date of such notice, and to show cause, if any, why the contraband should not be sold at public auction or, in the case of moneys, paid into the General Fund of the City of Tulsa. C. At such hearing, the Court shall determine if the furniture, fixtures, equipment and money sought to be classified as contraband is in fact contraband as defined herein. If classified as contraband, the Court shall order the furniture, fixtures and equipment sold by the Police Department of the City of Tulsa at a public auction to the highest bidder for cash and the proceeds therefrom paid into the General Fund of the City of Tulsa. If determined by the court that any of the money seized was at the time of the seizure being kept, used or intended to be used by the persons named in the notice or by any other person in violation of this chapter, the Court shall order it confiscated as contraband and forfeited to the General Fund of the City of Tulsa. D. The confiscations and forfeitures as provided by this section shall be in addition to any and all fines and/or other penalties or sentences imposed upon the owners of the confiscated contraband. (Ord. No. 21975, § 6, 12-18-2008)