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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 provided Bingo sessions for generations. Patrons from every one of the nearby states load up in vehicles and travel to Oklahoma to play Bingo over the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) followed a precedent setting decision by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year before. From that instance, twenty three of the thirty nine American Indian tribes of Oklahoma have opened bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Indian band to take advantage of the wagering restrictions, and at this time control 10 gambling halls of their very own. Bingo is the game on which these casinos were built on. automated games such as one armed bandits were not permitted, owing to the fact that they are thought to contribute to gambling dependency at a higher rate than bingo.

In the past few years, Oklahoma law have altered to permit large Native wagering casinos. You will now find Native gambling dens with slot machines, video poker and chemin de fer tables. Craps and roulette are not yet authorized in the American Indian casinos as of yet, however that is simply a waiting game. No one can determine whether having different gambling hall games in the bingo parlours will do for the appeal of bingo.