Oklahoma has long been synonymous with Bingo. That’s because the Native tribes of Oklahoma have provided Bingo sessions for ages. Guests from each of the surrounding states load up in cars and head over to Oklahoma to wager on Bingo over the weekends.
The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was introduced after a precedent setting ruling by The U.S. Supreme Court the year prior. From that instance, twenty three of the thirty nine Amerindian tribes located in Oklahoma have established gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Amerindian band to take advantage of the wagering rules, and today run ten gambling dens of their own. Bingo was the game on which these gambling dens were founded. digital games such as slot machines weren’t permitted, because they are thought to lead to gambling addiction more than bingo.
In the past few years, Oklahoma governing edicts has altered to permit massive Native gaming gambling halls. You will now see Native gambling dens with slot machines, video poker and blackjack tables. Craps and roulette are not legal in the American Indian gambling dens yet, but that is just a matter of time. Nobody can authority what having different games in the bingo parlors will do for the popularity of bingo.