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Oklahoma has long been synonymous with Bingo. This is owing to the fact that the Native tribes of Oklahoma have run Bingo sessions for years. Patrons from every one of the neighboring states get in passenger cars and visit Oklahoma to wager on Bingo over the weekends.

The 1988 IGRA was introduced after a precedent setting ruling by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year prior. From that instance, twenty three of the 39 Indian bands of Oklahoma have opened gaming halls. The Chickasaw were the initial Oklahoma American Indian band to take advantage of the gaming laws, and at this time operate ten casinos of their own. Bingo is the game on which the above-mentioned gambling dens were built on. Electronic games such as slots weren’t approved, owing to the fact that they are believed to contribute to gambling dependency more than bingo.

In recent years, Oklahoma law has changed to allow for large Native wagering casinos. You’ll now see Native gambling dens with slot machine games, video poker and vingt-et-un tables. Craps and roulette are still not approved in the Native gambling halls yet, however this is just a matter of time. Nobody can say whether having other games in the bingo houses will do for the draw of bingo.