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Bingo and Oklahoma: Two Peas in a Pod

by Rogelio on Mar.21, 2018, under Bingo

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Oklahoma has long been synonymous with Bingo. That is owing to the fact that the Indian bands of Oklahoma have run Bingo sessions for ages. Patrons from many of the nearby states get in autos and travel to Oklahoma to enjoy Bingo over the weekends.

The 1988 (IGRA) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act followed a landmark determination by The U.S. Supreme Court the year before. Since that instance, 23 of the 39 Native bands of Oklahoma have introduced gaming halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma American Indian tribes to take advantage of the gaming laws, and at this time operate ten casinos of their very own. Bingo was the game on which the above-mentioned gambling dens were built on. digital games like slot machine games weren’t allowed, because they’re believed to contribute to gambling problems more than bingo.

In the past few years, Oklahoma rules have altered to permit enormous American Indian wagering gambling halls. You will now see Native casinos with slots, video poker and chemin de fer tables. Craps and roulette are not authorized in the Indian casinos as of yet, but that is only a waiting game. Nobody can authority whether having different games in the bingo parlors will do for the draw of bingo.


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