Oklahoma has long been synonymous with Bingo. That’s due to the fact that the Native tribes of Oklahoma have provided Bingo games for decades. Guests from all of the nearby states load up in vehicles and travel to Oklahoma to enjoy Bingo for the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) followed a landmark decision by The U.S. Supreme Court just the prior year. From that instance, twenty three of the 39 Amerindian bands located in Oklahoma have established bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the 1st Oklahoma Indian tribes to take advantage of the wagering restrictions, and at this time run 10 gambling halls of their own. Bingo is the game on which the above-mentioned casinos were founded. Electronic games such as slot machine games were not allowed, because they’re believed to lead to gambling addiction at a higher rate than bingo.

In the past few years, Oklahoma rules has altered to permit gigantic Native wagering gambling halls. You’ll now find Amerindian casinos with slot machine games, video poker and chemin de fer tables. Craps and roulette are still not approved in the Indian gambling halls yet, however that is simply a matter of time. Nobody can say with whether having different casino games in the bingo parlours will do for the popularity of bingo.