Oklahoma has for a long time been synonymous with Bingo. That is due to the fact that the Indian bands of Oklahoma have run Bingo games for generations. Patrons from many of the nearby states pile in trucks and head over to Oklahoma to gamble on Bingo over the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) became law after a landmark determination by The U.S. Supreme Court just the prior year. From that time, twenty three of the 39 Amerindian tribes of Oklahoma have opened bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Native tribes to take advantage of the wagering laws, and at this time control ten gambling dens of their very own. Bingo was the game on which the above-mentioned gambling halls were built on. Electronic games like slot machines were not approved, because they are believed to contribute to gambling problems more than bingo.

In recent years, Oklahoma governing edicts have altered to permit massive American Indian betting gambling dens. You’ll now see Native gambling halls with one armed bandits, video poker and twenty-one tables. Craps and roulette are not yet allowed in the American Indian gambling halls as of yet, but this is only a matter of time. Nobody can determine whether having different gambling den games in the bingo houses will do for the appeal of bingo.