Oklahoma has long been analogous with Bingo. That is due to the fact that the Indian bands of Oklahoma have run Bingo games for generations. Patrons from many of the surrounding states load up in trucks and travel into Oklahoma to play Bingo over the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was introduced after a landmark determination by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year prior. From that time, 23 of the 39 Native tribes located in Oklahoma have introduced gaming halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Native band to take advantage of the gaming laws, and today run ten casinos of their own. Bingo was the game on which the above-mentioned casinos were built on. computerized games such as slots were not authorized, on the grounds that they are believed to lead to gambling dependency more than bingo.

In recent years, Oklahoma governing edicts has altered to permit large Native gaming gambling dens. You will now see American Indian casinos with slot machine games, video poker and 21 tables. Craps and roulette are not yet approved in the American Indian casinos yet, but that is only a matter of time. No one can say whether having different casino games in the bingo parlors will do for the draw of bingo.