Oklahoma has long been analogous with Bingo. That’s owing to the fact that the Native tribes of Oklahoma have operated Bingo games for generations. Patrons from each of the surrounding states pile in trucks and head over to Oklahoma to enjoy Bingo for the weekends.
The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was introduced after a landmark determination by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year before. From that time, 23 of the 39 Amerindian tribes of Oklahoma have introduced gaming halls. The Chickasaw were the 1st Oklahoma Amerindian tribes to take advantage of the gambling restrictions, and today control 10 casinos of their very own. Bingo is the game on which the above-mentioned gambling halls were founded. Electronic games such as one armed bandits weren’t approved, due to the fact that they are believed to contribute to gambling dependency at a higher rate than bingo.
In the past few years, Oklahoma rules has changed to permit gigantic Native wagering gambling dens. You will now see American Indian gambling dens with slot machines, video poker and twenty-one tables. Craps and roulette are not legal in the American Indian gambling dens as of yet, although that is simply a waiting game. No one can say what having different games in the bingo houses will do for the draw of bingo.