Oklahoma has for a long time been synonymous with Bingo. This is because the Native bands of Oklahoma have provided Bingo games for decades. Clients from many of the nearby states load up in autos and travel into Oklahoma to gamble on Bingo for the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) became law after a precedent setting decree by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year prior. Since that time, twenty three of the 39 Amerindian tribes of Oklahoma have introduced bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the initial Oklahoma Native tribes to take advantage of the gambling laws, and today control ten gambling dens of their own. Bingo was the game on which these gambling halls were founded. Electronic games such as slot machines weren’t allowed, due to the fact that they’re believed to contribute to gambling addiction at a higher rate than bingo.

In the past few years, Oklahoma law have altered to allow for massive Amerindian gambling gambling dens. You’ll now find Native casinos with slot machines, video poker and 21 tables. Craps and roulette are not yet legal in the American Indian gambling halls as of yet, but this is simply a matter of time. Nobody can say what having other gambling den games in the bingo houses will do for the popularity of bingo.