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Oklahoma has for a long time been analogous with Bingo. That’s owing to the fact that the American Indian tribes of Oklahoma have operated Bingo sessions for generations. Guests from every one of the surrounding states load up in vehicles and visit Oklahoma to bet on Bingo on the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) became law after a precedent setting decision by The U.S. Supreme Court the year before. From that time, 23 of the 39 American Indian bands located in Oklahoma have opened gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the 1st Oklahoma Amerindian tribes to take advantage of the wagering laws, and today control ten gambling halls of their very own. Bingo is the game on which these gambling halls were founded. automated games such as one armed bandits were not authorized, because they’re thought to lead to gambling addiction more than bingo.

In the past few years, Oklahoma governing edicts has changed to permit large Indian gaming gambling dens. You’ll now see American Indian casinos with slot machines, video poker and blackjack tables. Craps and roulette are not yet allowed in the Native gambling halls yet, but that is only a waiting game. Nobody can determine whether having other gambling hall games in the bingo houses will do for the popularity of bingo.