Oklahoma has for a long time been synonymous with Bingo. This is because the Indian bands of Oklahoma have provided Bingo games for decades. Guests from all of the surrounding states get in autos and head over to Oklahoma to wager on Bingo over the weekends.
The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was introduced after a precedent setting determination by The U.S. Supreme Court just the prior year. Since that time, 23 of the 39 Indian tribes of Oklahoma have established bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the 1st Oklahoma Indian tribes to take advantage of the wagering rules, and at this time control ten casinos of their own. Bingo is the game on which the above-mentioned gambling halls were founded. Electronic games such as one armed bandits weren’t approved, because they’re believed to lead to gambling addiction more than bingo.
In the past few years, Oklahoma rules have changed to allow for large Indian wagering gambling dens. You will now find Native gambling halls with slot machines, video poker and twenty-one tables. Craps and roulette are not allowed in the Indian gambling halls as of yet, but this is only a waiting game. No one can authority what having other games in the bingo parlours will do for the popularity of bingo.