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Oklahoma has long been analogous with Bingo. This is due to the fact that the American Indian tribes of Oklahoma have operated Bingo sessions for years. Clients from many of the surrounding states pile in trucks and visit Oklahoma to play Bingo over the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was introduced after a precedent setting decree by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year before. From that instance, twenty three of the thirty nine Amerindian bands located in Oklahoma have opened bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the 1st Oklahoma Amerindian band to take advantage of the gambling rules, and today control 10 casinos of their own. Bingo was the game on which these gambling dens were founded. Electronic games like slots weren’t approved, because they are believed to contribute to gambling dependency at a higher rate than bingo.

In recent years, Oklahoma law have altered to allow for big Indian betting gambling dens. You’ll now see Native gambling halls with slots, video poker and blackjack tables. Craps and roulette are not yet approved in the Native gambling dens yet, however this is just a waiting game. No one can say with whether having different games in the bingo houses will do for the draw of bingo.