Oklahoma has long been synonymous with Bingo. That’s because the American Indian bands of Oklahoma have run Bingo games for decades. Clients from many of the neighboring states load up in passenger cars and visit Oklahoma to enjoy Bingo on the weekends.

The 1988 (IGRA) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act followed a precedent setting decision by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year prior. From that time, twenty three of the thirty nine Amerindian bands located in Oklahoma have established gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the 1st Oklahoma Indian tribes to take advantage of the gambling restrictions, and today operate 10 gambling halls of their own. Bingo is the game on which these casinos were founded. Electronic games like slots were not authorized, because they’re thought to lead to gambling problems more than bingo.

In the past few years, Oklahoma rules have changed to permit gigantic American Indian wagering gambling dens. You will now discover Indian gambling dens with slot machines, video poker and chemin de fer tables. Craps and roulette are not yet approved in the Amerindian gambling dens as of yet, but that is just a matter of time. Nobody can say whether having other gambling den games in the bingo parlours will do for the popularity of bingo.