Oklahoma has long been analogous with Bingo. That’s due to the fact that the Indian tribes of Oklahoma have provided Bingo games for decades. Patrons from every one of the neighboring states pile in trucks and visit Oklahoma to gamble on Bingo on the weekends.

The 1988 (IGRA) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act followed a precedent setting ruling by The U.S. Supreme Court the year prior. Since that instance, 23 of the thirty nine Indian bands of Oklahoma have introduced gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma American Indian tribes to take advantage of the betting laws, and today operate ten casinos of their own. Bingo was the game on which these gambling halls were founded. Electronic games like slot machine games weren’t approved, owing to the fact that they are believed to contribute to gambling addiction more than bingo.

In recent years, Oklahoma law has changed to permit massive American Indian wagering casinos. You will now discover Native casinos with one armed bandits, video poker and vingt-et-un tables. Craps and roulette are not approved in the Indian casinos as of yet, however that is only a waiting game. No one can say with what having different casino games in the bingo parlors will do for the appeal of bingo.