Oklahoma has long been synonymous with Bingo. That’s owing to the fact that the Amerindian bands of Oklahoma have run Bingo games for ages. Patrons from many of the surrounding states get in cars and travel to Oklahoma to play Bingo on the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) was introduced after a benchmark decision by The U.S. Supreme Court the year prior. From that time, 23 of the thirty nine Indian bands of Oklahoma have opened bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the 1st Oklahoma Indian band to take advantage of the gaming restrictions, and today control ten casinos of their own. Bingo was the game on which these casinos were built on. computerized games such as one armed bandits weren’t authorized, owing to the fact that they’re believed to contribute to gambling dependency more than bingo.

In the past few years, Oklahoma rules have changed to permit large American Indian gambling gambling dens. You will now see Native gambling halls with slot machines, video poker and 21 tables. Craps and roulette are still not allowed in the American Indian casinos as of yet, although this is just a matter of time. No one can determine whether having different games in the bingo parlors will do for the draw of bingo.