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Oklahoma has long been interrelated with Bingo. That’s because the American Indian bands of Oklahoma have operated Bingo sessions for many years. Clients from all of the neighboring states pile in vehicles and travel to Oklahoma to bet on Bingo over the weekends.

The 1988 (IGRA) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was introduced after a landmark decree by The U.S. Supreme Court the year before. From that time, 23 of the 39 Amerindian bands located in Oklahoma have established gaming halls. The Chickasaw were the initial Oklahoma Indian tribes to take advantage of the wagering restrictions, and today control ten gambling dens of their very own. Bingo is the game on which these gambling dens were built on. Electronic games such as slot machines weren’t approved, since they’re believed to contribute to gambling problems at a higher rate than bingo.

In the past few years, Oklahoma governing edicts has changed to allow for big Native gambling casinos. You’ll now see Native casinos with slot machine games, video poker and blackjack tables. Craps and roulette are not yet legal in the Native gambling halls as of yet, although this is just a waiting game. Nobody can say with whether having different games in the bingo parlors will do for the appeal of bingo.