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Oklahoma has for a long time been synonymous with Bingo. This is due to the fact that the Native tribes of Oklahoma have run Bingo games for generations. Clients from every one of the surrounding states load up in cars and travel into Oklahoma to play Bingo for the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) followed a precedent setting decision by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year prior. Since that time, 23 of the thirty nine Indian bands located in Oklahoma have introduced bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Native band to take advantage of the gaming laws, and today control 10 gambling dens of their very own. Bingo was the game on which these gambling halls were built on. Electronic games such as one armed bandits were not allowed, on the grounds that they’re believed to lead to gambling dependency more than bingo.

In the past few years, Oklahoma rules have changed to permit large American Indian gambling casinos. You will now see Amerindian gambling dens with slot machines, video poker and blackjack tables. Craps and roulette are not authorized in the Indian gambling halls yet, however this is only a matter of time. No one can say whether having different gambling hall games in the bingo parlours will do for the draw of bingo.