Oklahoma has for a long time been synonymous with Bingo. That is because the Amerindian bands of Oklahoma have run Bingo sessions for years. Guests from many of the neighboring states load up in cars and travel to Oklahoma to wager on Bingo on the weekends.

The 1988 IGRA became law after a landmark decree by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year before. Since that time, 23 of the thirty nine American Indian tribes of Oklahoma have established bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Indian tribes to take advantage of the betting rules, and today run ten casinos of their own. Bingo is the game on which the above-mentioned gambling dens were built on. automated games such as one armed bandits weren’t authorized, since they’re believed to lead to gambling dependency more than bingo.

In recent years, Oklahoma rules have changed to permit big Amerindian wagering casinos. You will now see Indian casinos with slot machine games, video poker and black jack tables. Craps and roulette are not approved in the American Indian gambling dens yet, although this is simply a matter of time. Nobody can say with what having different casino games in the bingo houses will do for the draw of bingo.