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Oklahoma has for a long time been synonymous with Bingo. That’s due to the fact that the Amerindian bands of Oklahoma have run Bingo sessions for years. Clients from each of the surrounding states get in passenger cars and visit Oklahoma to gamble on Bingo on the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) was introduced after a precedent setting decree by The U.S. Supreme Court just the prior year. Since that instance, 23 of the 39 Amerindian bands of Oklahoma have established gaming halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Amerindian tribes to take advantage of the betting restrictions, and today run 10 casinos of their very own. Bingo was the game on which these gambling dens were founded. digital games like slots were not approved, on the grounds that they are believed to contribute to gambling addiction at a higher rate than bingo.

In the past few years, Oklahoma rules have altered to allow for gigantic Indian betting gambling dens. You will now see Indian gambling dens with slots, video poker and blackjack tables. Craps and roulette are still not approved in the Native gambling dens yet, but that is just a waiting game. Nobody can say what having different gambling hall games in the bingo parlours will do for the popularity of bingo.