Oklahoma has for a long time been synonymous with Bingo. That’s due to the fact that the Amerindian tribes of Oklahoma have run Bingo sessions for generations. Clients from all of the nearby states get in vans and visit Oklahoma to bet on Bingo for the weekends.
The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) was introduced after a landmark decision by The U.S. Supreme Court the year prior. Since that time, 23 of the thirty nine American Indian tribes located in Oklahoma have opened gaming halls. The Chickasaw were the 1st Oklahoma Amerindian band to take advantage of the betting restrictions, and today control 10 gambling dens of their own. Bingo is the game on which the above-mentioned gambling halls were built on. Electronic games such as slot machines weren’t approved, on the grounds that they are thought to lead to gambling dependency more than bingo.
In the past few years, Oklahoma rules have changed to permit large Native gaming casinos. You’ll now discover Amerindian casinos with slot machines, video poker and chemin de fer tables. Craps and roulette are not yet approved in the Native gambling halls yet, although that is just a waiting game. Nobody can say with whether having different games in the bingo parlors will do for the draw of bingo.