Oklahoma has long been synonymous with Bingo. That is because the American Indian tribes of Oklahoma have operated Bingo games for ages. Guests from every one of the neighboring states pile in autos and travel to Oklahoma to play Bingo for the weekends.
The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was introduced after a precedent setting determination by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year prior. Since that time, 23 of the thirty nine Native bands located in Oklahoma have opened bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the 1st Oklahoma American Indian band to take advantage of the gaming rules, and at this time control ten gambling halls of their own. Bingo is the game on which these gambling dens were founded. computerized games such as slots were not approved, because they’re thought to lead to gambling problems more than bingo.
In recent years, Oklahoma governing edicts has altered to permit enormous Amerindian betting gambling dens. You will now find Indian gambling halls with slot machines, video poker and chemin de fer tables. Craps and roulette are still not approved in the American Indian gambling halls yet, although that is only a matter of time. No one can say with whether having different games in the bingo parlors will do for the appeal of bingo.
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