Oklahoma has for a long time been synonymous with Bingo. This is owing to the fact that the American Indian bands of Oklahoma have run Bingo games for decades. Patrons from all of the surrounding states pile in passenger cars and head over to Oklahoma to gamble on Bingo for the weekends.

The 1988 (IGRA) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act became law after a landmark determination by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year before. Since that instance, 23 of the thirty nine Native tribes located in Oklahoma have introduced gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the initial Oklahoma Native band to take advantage of the gambling rules, and at this time run 10 gambling halls of their own. Bingo was the game on which the above-mentioned gambling halls were founded. Electronic games like slot machines were not authorized, because they are thought to contribute to gambling addiction at a higher rate than bingo.

In recent years, Oklahoma law has changed to allow for big American Indian gaming gambling dens. You’ll now discover Indian casinos with slot machine games, video poker and twenty-one tables. Craps and roulette are not yet approved in the Amerindian gambling dens as of yet, but that is just a waiting game. No one can determine whether having other gambling hall games in the bingo parlors will do for the appeal of bingo.