Oklahoma has long been synonymous with Bingo. That is because the Amerindian tribes of Oklahoma have operated Bingo sessions for decades. Guests from many of the neighboring states get in cars and visit Oklahoma to wager on Bingo on the weekends.
The 1988 (IGRA) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was introduced after a precedent setting determination by The U.S. Supreme Court the year before. From that time, twenty three of the 39 Amerindian tribes of Oklahoma have established gaming halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Indian band to take advantage of the betting restrictions, and today run 10 gambling halls of their very own. Bingo is the game on which these gambling dens were built on. Electronic games like one armed bandits weren’t allowed, because they are believed to contribute to gambling addiction more than bingo.
In recent years, Oklahoma governing edicts has altered to permit big Amerindian betting gambling halls. You’ll now find Indian casinos with one armed bandits, video poker and chemin de fer tables. Craps and roulette are not allowed in the Indian gambling dens yet, although this is just a matter of time. Nobody can say whether having different games in the bingo parlors will do for the draw of bingo.
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