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Bingo and Oklahoma: Two Peas in a Pod

by Rogelio on Apr.11, 2016, under Bingo

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Oklahoma has for a long time been interrelated with Bingo. This is owing to the fact that the American Indian tribes of Oklahoma have provided Bingo sessions for years. Patrons from each of the nearby states get in autos and visit Oklahoma to gamble on Bingo over the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act became law after a benchmark ruling by The U.S. Supreme Court the year prior. Since that time, 23 of the 39 American Indian tribes of Oklahoma have opened gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the initial Oklahoma Amerindian tribes to take advantage of the betting laws, and today run ten gambling halls of their own. Bingo is the game on which these casinos were built on. digital games like slot machines weren’t authorized, due to the fact that they are thought to contribute to gambling addiction more than bingo.

In recent years, Oklahoma governing edicts has altered to allow for big American Indian betting gambling halls. You will now discover Amerindian gambling dens with one armed bandits, video poker and 21 tables. Craps and roulette are not allowed in the American Indian casinos yet, although that is just a matter of time. No one can say with whether having other games in the bingo parlors will do for the popularity of bingo.


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