Bingo and Oklahoma: 2 birds of a feather
Oklahoma has for a long time been interrelated with Bingo. That’s because the Indian bands of Oklahoma have operated Bingo games for generations. Patrons from all of the surrounding states pile in automobiles and travel into Oklahoma to play Bingo over the weekends.
The 1988 (IGRA) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was introduced after a landmark determination by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year before. From that time, 23 of the thirty nine Native tribes located in Oklahoma have introduced bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma American Indian band to take advantage of the betting rules, and at this time control ten gambling dens of their own. Bingo was the game on which the above-mentioned gambling dens were founded. computerized games such as one armed bandits were not allowed, because they are believed to contribute to gambling addiction at a higher rate than bingo.
In recent years, Oklahoma law have altered to allow for enormous American Indian betting casinos. You will now discover Amerindian gambling dens with slots, video poker and twenty-one tables. Craps and roulette are still not legal in the Indian casinos yet, although this is just a waiting game. No one can say what having different games in the bingo parlors will do for the draw of bingo.
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