Oklahoma has for a long time been interrelated with Bingo. This is due to the fact that the American Indian tribes of Oklahoma have provided Bingo sessions for ages. Patrons from many of the nearby states get in vehicles and visit Oklahoma to gamble on Bingo over the weekends.
The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) became law after a precedent setting determination by The U.S. Supreme Court the year prior. Since that instance, twenty three of the thirty nine Indian tribes located in Oklahoma have established gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Indian band to take advantage of the betting rules, and at this time run 10 gambling dens of their own. Bingo is the game on which these gambling halls were built on. automated games like one armed bandits weren’t authorized, due to the fact that they are believed to contribute to gambling problems more than bingo.
In the past few years, Oklahoma governing edicts has altered to permit enormous Indian gambling casinos. You’ll now see Indian gambling dens with one armed bandits, video poker and blackjack tables. Craps and roulette are still not approved in the Indian casinos as of yet, although this is only a waiting game. Nobody can determine what having other casino games in the bingo parlors will do for the appeal of bingo.