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Oklahoma has long been synonymous with Bingo. That’s due to the fact that the American Indian tribes of Oklahoma have provided Bingo games for generations. Patrons from each of the surrounding states get in vans and head over to Oklahoma to play Bingo on the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) became law after a benchmark ruling by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year before. From that time, twenty three of the 39 Amerindian tribes located in Oklahoma have opened bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the initial Oklahoma Indian band to take advantage of the gambling laws, and at this time control ten gambling dens of their very own. Bingo is the game on which the above-mentioned gambling halls were founded. automated games such as slot machines weren’t authorized, owing to the fact that they’re thought to lead to gambling problems more than bingo.

In recent years, Oklahoma law have changed to permit big Native wagering casinos. You will now find American Indian gambling dens with slot machine games, video poker and blackjack tables. Craps and roulette are still not approved in the Indian casinos as of yet, although that is simply a matter of time. No one can determine whether having other gambling hall games in the bingo parlors will do for the draw of bingo.