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Oklahoma has long been interrelated with Bingo. This is owing to the fact that the American Indian bands of Oklahoma have provided Bingo sessions for many years. Patrons from many of the surrounding states get in cars and travel into Oklahoma to bet on Bingo over the weekends.

The 1988 (IGRA) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was introduced after a precedent setting decision by The U.S. Supreme Court just the prior year. Since that instance, 23 of the 39 American Indian tribes of Oklahoma have established bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the 1st Oklahoma Native tribes to take advantage of the gambling laws, and at this time run ten casinos of their own. Bingo is the game on which these gambling halls were built on. Electronic games like slot machine games were not permitted, because they are believed to lead to gambling problems more than bingo.

In the past few years, Oklahoma governing edicts has changed to permit massive Native gambling gambling dens. You’ll now discover Native gambling halls with slot machines, video poker and blackjack tables. Craps and roulette are not approved in the Amerindian casinos yet, although that is just a matter of time. No one can say with what having different gambling hall games in the bingo parlours will do for the appeal of bingo.