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Oklahoma has for a long time been synonymous with Bingo. This is due to the fact that the American Indian tribes of Oklahoma have provided Bingo sessions for decades. Patrons from every one of the surrounding states pile in cars and travel to Oklahoma to enjoy Bingo over the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) followed a landmark determination by The U.S. Supreme Court just the prior year. From that instance, twenty three of the thirty nine Native bands located in Oklahoma have opened gaming halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Indian band to take advantage of the gaming laws, and at this time control ten gambling halls of their own. Bingo is the game on which the above-mentioned casinos were founded. digital games such as slot machines weren’t allowed, owing to the fact that they are believed to contribute to gambling dependency more than bingo.

In the past few years, Oklahoma governing edicts has altered to allow for gigantic American Indian wagering gambling dens. You’ll now see Indian casinos with slot machine games, video poker and chemin de fer tables. Craps and roulette are still not authorized in the American Indian gambling halls as of yet, although this is only a matter of time. No one can determine whether having other gambling den games in the bingo parlors will do for the popularity of bingo.