By: Barry Mangold
OKLAHOMA CITY -
A new state law makes it legal for licensed businesses to sell entire bottles of liquor to customers for them to drink on-site, otherwise known as bottle service.
The bill, authored by state Rep. Ajay Pittman of Oklahoma City, went into effect July 1.
Lawayne Cherry is the owner of Symphoni Champagne Bar in Bricktown. Prior to this bill, Cherry regularly had awkward interactions with customers who expected bottle service.
“They just did not understand. Why not?” he said. “We have a lot of people come here from out of town, being in Bricktown. They’re used to being in Dallas, Los Angeles bigger cities where they can enjoy bottle service.”