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Oklahoma has for a long time been synonymous with Bingo. That’s because the Native tribes of Oklahoma have operated Bingo sessions for years. Clients from all of the neighboring states get in cars and head over to Oklahoma to gamble on Bingo for the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act became law after a precedent setting ruling by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year prior. Since that instance, 23 of the 39 Amerindian tribes located in Oklahoma have established bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Native band to take advantage of the wagering restrictions, and at this time operate 10 casinos of their own. Bingo is the game on which these gambling halls were founded. Electronic games such as one armed bandits were not permitted, owing to the fact that they’re believed to lead to gambling addiction at a higher rate than bingo.

In recent years, Oklahoma governing edicts has changed to allow for enormous American Indian gambling casinos. You will now see Indian casinos with one armed bandits, video poker and 21 tables. Craps and roulette are not allowed in the Native gambling dens as of yet, but that is only a matter of time. No one can say with what having other games in the bingo parlours will do for the popularity of bingo.