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Oklahoma has long been interrelated with Bingo. That’s due to the fact that the Amerindian tribes of Oklahoma have operated Bingo games for years. Clients from all of the neighboring states load up in cars and visit Oklahoma to wager on Bingo on the weekends.

The 1988 IGRA was introduced after a landmark determination by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year before. From that time, 23 of the 39 Indian bands of Oklahoma have established gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the initial Oklahoma American Indian band to take advantage of the betting rules, and at this time control 10 gambling dens of their very own. Bingo was the game on which these gambling dens were built on. Electronic games such as slot machine games were not approved, because they’re thought to lead to gambling dependency at a higher rate than bingo.

In the past few years, Oklahoma law has changed to permit large Amerindian wagering gambling dens. You’ll now see Native gambling halls with slot machine games, video poker and black jack tables. Craps and roulette are not approved in the Amerindian gambling halls as of yet, however this is simply a matter of time. Nobody can say with whether having other games in the bingo houses will do for the popularity of bingo.