Oklahoma has for a long time been interrelated with Bingo. That is because the Amerindian tribes of Oklahoma have provided Bingo sessions for decades. Guests from every one of the neighboring states load up in cars and travel to Oklahoma to wager on Bingo over the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) became law after a precedent setting decree by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year before. From that instance, twenty three of the thirty nine American Indian bands of Oklahoma have introduced gaming halls. The Chickasaw were the initial Oklahoma Indian tribes to take advantage of the wagering restrictions, and today control ten casinos of their own. Bingo is the game on which the above-mentioned casinos were founded. automated games like one armed bandits were not permitted, since they’re thought to lead to gambling problems at a higher rate than bingo.

In the past few years, Oklahoma law have changed to permit massive Native wagering casinos. You’ll now see Native gambling halls with one armed bandits, video poker and blackjack tables. Craps and roulette are not yet legal in the American Indian casinos as of yet, but that is only a matter of time. Nobody can say with whether having different games in the bingo houses will do for the popularity of bingo.