Oklahoma has long been interrelated with Bingo. That is due to the fact that the Native bands of Oklahoma have run Bingo games for ages. Patrons from all of the neighboring states pile in automobiles and visit Oklahoma to play Bingo on the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act followed a landmark ruling by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year before. From that time, 23 of the 39 Indian tribes of Oklahoma have introduced bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the initial Oklahoma American Indian tribes to take advantage of the betting rules, and today control ten gambling halls of their very own. Bingo was the game on which the above-mentioned gambling halls were built on. Electronic games such as slot machine games weren’t approved, due to the fact that they are believed to lead to gambling addiction more than bingo.

In recent years, Oklahoma law has altered to allow for enormous Native betting casinos. You’ll now see Amerindian gambling halls with slots, video poker and black jack tables. Craps and roulette are not yet legal in the Indian casinos as of yet, but that is just a matter of time. Nobody can say with whether having different casino games in the bingo parlors will do for the appeal of bingo.