Oklahoma has long been synonymous with Bingo. That is due to the fact that the American Indian bands of Oklahoma have operated Bingo sessions for decades. Guests from many of the neighboring states load up in trucks and travel to Oklahoma to enjoy Bingo for the weekends.
The 1988 (IGRA) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was introduced after a landmark decision by The U.S. Supreme Court just the prior year. Since that time, 23 of the 39 Amerindian tribes located in Oklahoma have introduced gaming halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma American Indian tribes to take advantage of the betting laws, and today control ten gambling dens of their very own. Bingo is the game on which the above-mentioned gambling halls were built on. automated games like slots weren’t authorized, because they’re thought to lead to gambling dependency more than bingo.
In the past few years, Oklahoma rules has altered to allow for large Amerindian wagering casinos. You will now see American Indian casinos with slot machine games, video poker and black jack tables. Craps and roulette are not approved in the Indian gambling dens yet, however that is only a waiting game. Nobody can determine what having different games in the bingo parlours will do for the draw of bingo.