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Oklahoma has long been synonymous with Bingo. This is because the Amerindian tribes of Oklahoma have operated Bingo sessions for decades. Clients from each of the surrounding states get in vans and head over to Oklahoma to wager on Bingo on the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was introduced after a benchmark determination by The U.S. Supreme Court the year prior. Since that instance, twenty three of the 39 Native bands located in Oklahoma have opened gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the 1st Oklahoma Indian tribes to take advantage of the gaming restrictions, and at this time operate 10 gambling halls of their very own. Bingo was the game on which the above-mentioned gambling halls were founded. automated games such as slot machines were not permitted, since they are thought to lead to gambling addiction at a higher rate than bingo.

In the past few years, Oklahoma governing edicts has altered to allow for gigantic Indian gaming gambling halls. You’ll now discover American Indian gambling halls with one armed bandits, video poker and blackjack tables. Craps and roulette are not yet allowed in the American Indian casinos yet, however this is just a waiting game. No one can authority whether having other casino games in the bingo houses will do for the popularity of bingo.