Bingo and Oklahoma: Two birds of a feather
Oklahoma has for a long time been analogous with Bingo. That’s because the Native bands of Oklahoma have operated Bingo sessions for ages. Clients from each of the neighboring states load up in vehicles and travel to Oklahoma to play Bingo on the weekends.
The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) was introduced after a benchmark decision by The U.S. Supreme Court the year prior. Since that time, 23 of the 39 Native bands of Oklahoma have opened gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the 1st Oklahoma American Indian band to take advantage of the betting rules, and at this time control 10 gambling halls of their very own. Bingo was the game on which these casinos were built on. Electronic games like slot machines were not allowed, owing to the fact that they are believed to contribute to gambling problems at a higher rate than bingo.
In the past few years, Oklahoma governing edicts has changed to permit big Native betting gambling halls. You’ll now see American Indian casinos with one armed bandits, video poker and blackjack tables. Craps and roulette are not yet legal in the Amerindian casinos yet, although this is simply a waiting game. No one can authority whether having different games in the bingo parlors will do for the appeal of bingo.
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