Oklahoma has for a long time been interrelated with Bingo. That is because the Indian bands of Oklahoma have provided Bingo games for years. Patrons from every one of the neighboring states get in cars and travel into Oklahoma to gamble on Bingo on the weekends.
The 1988 IGRA was introduced after a precedent setting determination by The U.S. Supreme Court the year prior. From that time, 23 of the 39 Indian bands located in Oklahoma have opened bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the initial Oklahoma Indian tribes to take advantage of the gaming restrictions, and at this time operate ten gambling halls of their own. Bingo was the game on which these gambling dens were built on. Electronic games such as slots were not authorized, because they are thought to contribute to gambling problems more than bingo.
In recent years, Oklahoma law has altered to permit big Native gambling gambling halls. You will now find Native casinos with slot machines, video poker and 21 tables. Craps and roulette are not legal in the Amerindian gambling halls as of yet, although that is just a matter of time. No one can say with what having different casino games in the bingo parlours will do for the popularity of bingo.