Oklahoma has long been synonymous with Bingo. This is owing to the fact that the Indian tribes of Oklahoma have operated Bingo games for years. Patrons from each of the nearby states pile in vehicles and travel to Oklahoma to wager on Bingo over the weekends.
The 1988 (IGRA) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was introduced after a precedent setting decision by The U.S. Supreme Court just the prior year. Since that instance, 23 of the thirty nine American Indian bands of Oklahoma have opened bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the initial Oklahoma Amerindian band to take advantage of the gambling restrictions, and at this time run ten gambling halls of their very own. Bingo was the game on which the above-mentioned gambling dens were built on. Electronic games such as one armed bandits weren’t permitted, since they are thought to contribute to gambling dependency at a higher rate than bingo.
In recent years, Oklahoma law have changed to allow for large Amerindian betting casinos. You’ll now find Native gambling halls with slot machine games, video poker and 21 tables. Craps and roulette are not yet authorized in the Amerindian gambling halls yet, although that is only a matter of time. No one can determine whether having other games in the bingo parlours will do for the draw of bingo.