Oklahoma has for a long time been interrelated with Bingo. This is due to the fact that the Native tribes of Oklahoma have run Bingo sessions for generations. Patrons from all of the nearby states pile in passenger cars and travel to Oklahoma to enjoy Bingo over the weekends.
The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) became law after a benchmark ruling by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year before. From that instance, 23 of the thirty nine Native bands of Oklahoma have established bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Native band to take advantage of the gaming laws, and at this time run ten gambling dens of their very own. Bingo is the game on which these gambling dens were built on. automated games like slots weren’t allowed, owing to the fact that they are thought to contribute to gambling problems at a higher rate than bingo.
In the past few years, Oklahoma rules has altered to allow for massive Indian gaming casinos. You will now see American Indian gambling halls with one armed bandits, video poker and chemin de fer tables. Craps and roulette are not authorized in the Native gambling dens as of yet, but that is only a waiting game. No one can say what having different games in the bingo houses will do for the appeal of bingo.