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Oklahoma has for a long time been interrelated with Bingo. This is because the Amerindian bands of Oklahoma have provided Bingo sessions for generations. Patrons from many of the surrounding states get in autos and travel to Oklahoma to bet on Bingo for the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was introduced after a precedent setting decree by The U.S. Supreme Court the year before. From that time, twenty three of the thirty nine Indian bands located in Oklahoma have introduced gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the 1st Oklahoma American Indian band to take advantage of the wagering restrictions, and today control ten gambling dens of their own. Bingo was the game on which these gambling dens were built on. Electronic games like slot machine games weren’t allowed, because they are believed to contribute to gambling dependency more than bingo.

In the past few years, Oklahoma rules has changed to allow for enormous Native wagering gambling halls. You will now discover Indian gambling halls with slot machines, video poker and twenty-one tables. Craps and roulette are not yet allowed in the Indian gambling dens yet, but this is just a matter of time. No one can say with what having different casino games in the bingo parlors will do for the popularity of bingo.