Oklahoma has for a long time been interrelated with Bingo. That is because the Indian tribes of Oklahoma have operated Bingo games for years. Guests from every one of the surrounding states load up in passenger cars and travel into Oklahoma to gamble on Bingo over the weekends.
The 1988 (IGRA) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act followed a landmark decree by The U.S. Supreme Court the year prior. From that instance, twenty three of the thirty nine Amerindian bands located in Oklahoma have opened gaming halls. The Chickasaw were the initial Oklahoma Indian tribes to take advantage of the betting laws, and at this time operate ten casinos of their own. Bingo is the game on which the above-mentioned gambling halls were built on. Electronic games like one armed bandits were not permitted, due to the fact that they are thought to lead to gambling problems at a higher rate than bingo.
In recent years, Oklahoma law has changed to allow for gigantic Indian gaming gambling halls. You’ll now find Indian casinos with slot machines, video poker and vingt-et-un tables. Craps and roulette are still not legal in the American Indian gambling dens as of yet, but that is just a matter of time. Nobody can say what having other gambling den games in the bingo parlors will do for the popularity of bingo.
