Friday, December 5, 2025 – Tribes work to define legal boundaries for online sports betting

State by state, tribes are staking out a share in the burgeoning online sports betting business. Places like Colorado, California, Wisconsin, and Michigan all have ongoing legal and political disputes involving tribes’ ability to expand casino enterprises into online sports books. We’ll look at how the clash between states, private companies, and tribes are raising complex questions over sovereignty, regulation, and jurisdiction. GUESTS Jason Giles (Muscogee), executive director of the Indian Gaming Association James Siva (Morongo Band of Mission Indians), vice chairman for the Morongo Band of Mission Indians and chairman of California Nations Indian Gaming Association Gary Pitchlynn (Choctaw), professor of law at the University of Oklahoma   Break 1 Music: Rumble [Remastered] (song) Link Wray (artist) Rumble [Remastered] (single) Break 2 Music: Coffee (song) James Bilagody (artist) Near Midnight (album)