Oklahoma has for a long time been analogous with Bingo. This is because the American Indian bands of Oklahoma have provided Bingo games for ages. Patrons from each of the surrounding states pile in passenger cars and visit Oklahoma to wager on Bingo over the weekends.
The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) followed a benchmark determination by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year prior. From that time, 23 of the 39 Native tribes located in Oklahoma have introduced bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Indian band to take advantage of the gaming laws, and at this time operate 10 gambling halls of their own. Bingo is the game on which these casinos were built on. automated games like slots were not allowed, due to the fact that they are thought to contribute to gambling problems at a higher rate than bingo.
In recent years, Oklahoma governing edicts has altered to allow for large Amerindian wagering casinos. You’ll now find Native casinos with one armed bandits, video poker and 21 tables. Craps and roulette are not allowed in the Amerindian gambling dens as of yet, although that is only a waiting game. Nobody can say with what having different gambling hall games in the bingo parlors will do for the appeal of bingo.
