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Oklahoma has for a long time been interrelated with Bingo. This is due to the fact that the American Indian tribes of Oklahoma have run Bingo games for ages. Clients from all of the surrounding states pile in autos and travel to Oklahoma to gamble on Bingo on the weekends.

The 1988 IGRA followed a precedent setting determination by The U.S. Supreme Court just the prior year. From that instance, twenty three of the thirty nine Amerindian tribes of Oklahoma have opened gaming halls. The Chickasaw were the 1st Oklahoma Native band to take advantage of the betting laws, and today operate ten casinos of their own. Bingo is the game on which these casinos were founded. automated games like slot machines weren’t allowed, due to the fact that they are believed to contribute to gambling dependency more than bingo.

In the past few years, Oklahoma rules has altered to allow for large Amerindian gaming casinos. You will now discover Amerindian gambling dens with slot machines, video poker and blackjack tables. Craps and roulette are still not approved in the American Indian casinos as of yet, although that is only a waiting game. No one can determine what having different games in the bingo parlors will do for the popularity of bingo.