Oklahoma has long been interrelated with Bingo. That is because the Native bands of Oklahoma have operated Bingo sessions for ages. Guests from each of the neighboring states load up in passenger cars and travel into Oklahoma to bet on Bingo for the weekends.
The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act became law after a landmark ruling by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year before. Since that instance, 23 of the thirty nine Amerindian tribes of Oklahoma have established bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma American Indian tribes to take advantage of the gambling rules, and today operate 10 casinos of their own. Bingo was the game on which the above-mentioned casinos were built on. Electronic games such as slot machine games weren’t approved, since they’re thought to contribute to gambling addiction more than bingo.
In the past few years, Oklahoma rules have changed to allow for enormous Native gambling gambling halls. You’ll now find Amerindian casinos with slot machines, video poker and black jack tables. Craps and roulette are still not legal in the Native casinos as of yet, however that is only a matter of time. Nobody can determine what having other games in the bingo parlors will do for the popularity of bingo.