Bingo and Oklahoma: Two Peas in a Pod


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Oklahoma has long been interrelated with Bingo. This is due to the fact that the Indian tribes of Oklahoma have run Bingo sessions for years. Patrons from each of the surrounding states get in cars and travel into Oklahoma to wager on Bingo on the weekends.

The 1988 IGRA became law after a precedent setting determination by The U.S. Supreme Court the year before. From that instance, 23 of the thirty nine Amerindian tribes located in Oklahoma have introduced gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma American Indian tribes to take advantage of the wagering rules, and at this time control 10 gambling dens of their very own. Bingo is the game on which the above-mentioned gambling dens were built on. Electronic games like slot machine games weren’t permitted, due to the fact that they’re thought to contribute to gambling addiction at a higher rate than bingo.

In recent years, Oklahoma rules have changed to allow for massive Indian gambling gambling dens. You’ll now find Indian casinos with slot machines, video poker and black jack tables. Craps and roulette are not yet approved in the Amerindian gambling dens as of yet, although this is only a waiting game. Nobody can say what having different gambling hall games in the bingo parlors will do for the draw of bingo.

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