Oklahoma has long been analogous with Bingo. That’s owing to the fact that the Indian bands of Oklahoma have provided Bingo sessions for many years. Patrons from all of the neighboring states pile in vans and travel into Oklahoma to gamble on Bingo on the weekends.
The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) became law after a precedent setting ruling by The U.S. Supreme Court the year prior. Since that time, 23 of the thirty nine Native bands located in Oklahoma have introduced bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the initial Oklahoma Native band to take advantage of the gaming rules, and today run 10 casinos of their very own. Bingo is the game on which the above-mentioned gambling halls were founded. Electronic games such as slot machine games weren’t permitted, since they’re believed to lead to gambling dependency more than bingo.
In the past few years, Oklahoma law has altered to permit massive Indian wagering gambling halls. You will now find American Indian gambling dens with one armed bandits, video poker and black jack tables. Craps and roulette are still not authorized in the Indian casinos yet, although that is simply a matter of time. No one can say with what having other gambling hall games in the bingo parlours will do for the appeal of bingo.