Oklahoma has long been synonymous with Bingo. That’s owing to the fact that the American Indian bands of Oklahoma have run Bingo sessions for decades. Guests from every one of the nearby states pile in autos and travel into Oklahoma to bet on Bingo for the weekends.

The 1988 IGRA became law after a precedent setting determination by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year before. From that time, 23 of the 39 American Indian tribes located in Oklahoma have opened gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the initial Oklahoma Indian band to take advantage of the wagering rules, and at this time run ten gambling halls of their own. Bingo was the game on which these gambling dens were founded. Electronic games like slots were not authorized, due to the fact that they’re thought to contribute to gambling problems at a higher rate than bingo.

In the past few years, Oklahoma rules has changed to allow for large Native gambling gambling dens. You will now see Amerindian gambling halls with slot machine games, video poker and chemin de fer tables. Craps and roulette are not yet authorized in the American Indian gambling halls as of yet, however this is just a waiting game. No one can say whether having other casino games in the bingo houses will do for the draw of bingo.