Bingo and Oklahoma: 2 birds of a feather
Oklahoma has for a long time been synonymous with Bingo. That’s due to the fact that the American Indian tribes of Oklahoma have operated Bingo games for decades. Patrons from each of the surrounding states pile in vehicles and visit Oklahoma to wager on Bingo on the weekends.
The 1988 (IGRA) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act became law after a landmark decree by The U.S. Supreme Court the year prior. From that instance, twenty three of the 39 American Indian tribes located in Oklahoma have opened gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma American Indian tribes to take advantage of the gambling rules, and at this time run 10 casinos of their own. Bingo was the game on which the above-mentioned casinos were founded. Electronic games like one armed bandits were not authorized, since they’re thought to lead to gambling problems at a higher rate than bingo.
In recent years, Oklahoma governing edicts have altered to allow for large Amerindian gambling gambling dens. You will now discover Native casinos with slots, video poker and black jack tables. Craps and roulette are still not approved in the Native gambling halls yet, but that is only a waiting game. Nobody can say what having other gambling den games in the bingo parlors will do for the draw of bingo.
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