Oklahoma has long been synonymous with Bingo. This is because the Native tribes of Oklahoma have run Bingo games for years. Clients from every one of the surrounding states pile in vehicles and travel into Oklahoma to play Bingo over the weekends.
The 1988 (IGRA) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act became law after a landmark decree by The U.S. Supreme Court the year before. Since that time, 23 of the 39 Native tribes located in Oklahoma have established bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the 1st Oklahoma Indian tribes to take advantage of the wagering laws, and at this time run ten gambling halls of their very own. Bingo was the game on which the above-mentioned casinos were founded. computerized games such as slot machines weren’t authorized, since they’re believed to lead to gambling dependency more than bingo.
In recent years, Oklahoma governing edicts has changed to allow for gigantic American Indian wagering gambling halls. You will now find Native gambling dens with slot machines, video poker and chemin de fer tables. Craps and roulette are not yet authorized in the American Indian gambling halls yet, however that is only a waiting game. No one can authority whether having different gambling hall games in the bingo parlours will do for the popularity of bingo.