Oklahoma has for a long time been interrelated with Bingo. That’s due to the fact that the American Indian tribes of Oklahoma have operated Bingo sessions for decades. Guests from all of the surrounding states load up in passenger cars and travel to Oklahoma to play Bingo for the weekends.
The 1988 (IGRA) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act followed a landmark decision by The U.S. Supreme Court the year prior. Since that time, 23 of the 39 American Indian tribes located in Oklahoma have established bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the 1st Oklahoma Amerindian tribes to take advantage of the gaming rules, and today control ten casinos of their very own. Bingo was the game on which these gambling dens were built on. computerized games like slot machines weren’t permitted, owing to the fact that they’re thought to contribute to gambling dependency at a higher rate than bingo.
In recent years, Oklahoma governing edicts has altered to permit big American Indian gambling casinos. You will now see American Indian gambling dens with slots, video poker and black jack tables. Craps and roulette are still not allowed in the Amerindian gambling dens as of yet, although that is only a matter of time. Nobody can determine what having other gambling hall games in the bingo parlours will do for the appeal of bingo.