Bingo and Oklahoma: Two birds of a feather


Oklahoma has long been interrelated with Bingo. That is because the Native tribes of Oklahoma have run Bingo sessions for decades. Clients from each of the surrounding states get in vehicles and head over to Oklahoma to bet on Bingo over the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) became law after a precedent setting determination by The U.S. Supreme Court the year prior. From that time, 23 of the 39 Native tribes of Oklahoma have established bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the 1st Oklahoma Amerindian tribes 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 the above-mentioned gambling dens were founded. Electronic games such as slots were not approved, on the grounds that they’re believed to lead to gambling problems more than bingo.

In the past few years, Oklahoma rules has changed to permit gigantic Indian wagering gambling halls. You’ll now see Indian casinos with one armed bandits, video poker and vingt-et-un tables. Craps and roulette are still not approved in the Amerindian gambling halls yet, but this is simply a matter of time. No one can determine what having other gambling hall games in the bingo parlors will do for the draw of bingo.

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