2023 Oklahoma Statutes › Title 3A. Amusements and Sports › §3A-709. Powers of Commission.

A. The Oklahoma Lottery Commission shall have any and all powers necessary or convenient to its usefulness in carrying out and effectuating the purposes and provisions of the Oklahoma Education Lottery Act which are not in conflict with the Oklahoma Constitution and laws of this state including, but not limited to, the following:
1. To sue and be sued in contract, equity, mandamus, and similar actions in its own name and to complain and defend in all courts;
2. To adopt and alter a seal;
3. To hold copyrights, trademarks, and service marks and enforce its rights with respect thereto;
4. To acquire or lease real property and make improvements thereon and acquire by lease or by purchase personal property, including, but not limited to, computers and intangible property, including, but not limited to, computer programs, systems, and software;
5. To enter into contracts to incur debt in its own name and enter into financing agreements with the state, agencies or instrumentalities of the state, or with any commercial financial institution or credit provider as provided in Section 732 of this title;
6. To select and contract with vendors and retailers;
7. To enter into contracts or agreements with state or local law enforcement agencies for the performance of law enforcement, background investigations, and security checks;
8. To administer oaths, take depositions, issue subpoenas, and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, documents, and other evidence relative to any investigation or proceeding conducted by the Commission;
9. To enter into contracts of any and all types on such terms and conditions as the Commission may determine;
10. To advertise and promote the lottery and lottery games. None of the advertisement and promotion for games and products offered by the Oklahoma Lottery allowed by this paragraph shall involve children under the age of eighteen (18) in any manner;
11. To inform the public about Oklahoma Lottery Commission contributions to Oklahoma education programs; and
12. To act as a retailer, to conduct promotions which involve the dispensing of lottery tickets or shares, and to establish and operate a sales facility to sell lottery tickets or shares and any related merchandise.
B. The board of trustees of the Oklahoma Lottery Commission shall have any and all powers necessary or convenient to its usefulness in carrying out and effectuating the purposes and provisions of the Oklahoma Education Lottery Act which are not in conflict with the Oklahoma Constitution and laws of this state including, but not limited to, the following:
1. To adopt, amend, and repeal policies and procedures and to promulgate rules for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business, to prescribe the duties of officers of the board, and to perform such other duties as may be required by law. In the promulgation of rules, the board shall be subject to the Administrative Procedures Act;
2. To procure insurance;
3. To initiate, supervise, and administer the operation of the lottery in accordance with the provisions of the Oklahoma Education Lottery Act and rules, policies, and procedures adopted pursuant thereto;
4. To enter into written agreements with one or more other states or sovereigns for the operation, participation in marketing, and promotion of a joint lottery or joint lottery games. Such an agreement may be entered into with a federally recognized Indian tribe only if a cooperative agreement authorizing the Commission to do so has been entered into by the Governor and such a tribe and has been further approved by the Joint Committee on State-Tribal Relations pursuant to the provisions of Section 1221 et seq. of Title 74 of the Oklahoma Statutes;
5. To direct the executive director to conduct or have conducted such market research as is necessary or appropriate, which may include an analysis of the demographic characteristics of the players of each lottery game and an analysis of advertising, promotion, public relations, incentives, and other aspects of communication; and
6. To adopt and amend such rules, policies, and procedures as necessary to implement its powers and duties, organize and operate the Commission, regulate the conduct of lottery games in general, and any other matters necessary or desirable for the efficient and effective operation of the lottery or the convenience of the public.
C. The powers enumerated in subsections A and B of this section are cumulative of and in addition to those powers enumerated elsewhere in the Oklahoma Education Lottery Act, and no such powers limit or restrict any other powers of the Oklahoma Lottery Commission or the board of trustees.
Added by Laws 2003, c. 58, § 10, adopted at election held on Nov. 2, 2004. Amended by Laws 2011, c. 259, § 1; Laws 2019, c. 83, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2019.