Oklahoma has long been synonymous with Bingo. That’s owing to the fact that the Amerindian tribes of Oklahoma have provided Bingo games for generations. Patrons from each of the neighboring states pile in cars and visit Oklahoma to bet on Bingo on the weekends.

The 1988 (IGRA) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act followed a landmark determination by The U.S. Supreme Court just the prior year. Since that instance, twenty three of the 39 Amerindian tribes of Oklahoma have introduced gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Native band to take advantage of the gambling rules, and today control ten casinos of their very own. Bingo is the game on which these gambling dens were founded. Electronic games such as slots were not approved, due to the fact that they’re believed to contribute to gambling problems at a higher rate than bingo.

In recent years, Oklahoma law have changed to permit big Native betting gambling halls. You’ll now see Native casinos with slots, video poker and vingt-et-un tables. Craps and roulette are not approved in the Amerindian gambling dens yet, although this is just a waiting game. Nobody can say whether having different games in the bingo parlours will do for the draw of bingo.