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Oklahoma has long been synonymous with Bingo. That’s owing to the fact that the American Indian tribes of Oklahoma have run Bingo sessions for decades. Guests from all of the neighboring states get in autos and travel into Oklahoma to gamble on Bingo for the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) became law after a landmark ruling by The U.S. Supreme Court the year before. From that instance, twenty three of the thirty nine Amerindian tribes located in Oklahoma have established bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the 1st Oklahoma Amerindian band to take advantage of the wagering laws, and at this time operate ten gambling dens of their very own. Bingo is the game on which these casinos were built on. Electronic games like one armed bandits were not allowed, owing to the fact that they’re believed to lead to gambling addiction more than bingo.

In recent years, Oklahoma law has changed to permit big American Indian betting gambling dens. You will now see Native gambling dens with slot machine games, video poker and black jack tables. Craps and roulette are still not approved in the Indian casinos as of yet, however this is just a matter of time. No one can say what having other games in the bingo parlours will do for the popularity of bingo.