Bingo and Oklahoma: 2 Peas in a Pod
Oklahoma has long been synonymous with Bingo. That is because the Native tribes of Oklahoma have operated Bingo games for years. Patrons from many of the neighboring states get in vehicles and travel to Oklahoma to bet on Bingo for the weekends.
The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) followed a landmark ruling by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year before. From that time, 23 of the thirty nine Native tribes of Oklahoma have introduced bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the initial Oklahoma Amerindian tribes to take advantage of the betting laws, and today control 10 gambling halls of their very own. Bingo is the game on which the above-mentioned casinos were built on. Electronic games like slot machines were not approved, due to the fact that they are thought to contribute to gambling problems more than bingo.
In recent years, Oklahoma rules have altered to allow for massive Native gambling gambling halls. You will now find Indian gambling dens with slot machines, video poker and vingt-et-un tables. Craps and roulette are still not approved in the Amerindian gambling halls yet, however that is only a matter of time. No one can authority what having other gambling hall games in the bingo houses will do for the draw of bingo.
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