Oklahoma has for a long time been synonymous with Bingo. That’s owing to the fact that the American Indian tribes of Oklahoma have operated Bingo sessions for ages. Patrons from every one of the surrounding states pile in vans and travel into Oklahoma to play Bingo over the weekends.
The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was introduced after a benchmark decision by The U.S. Supreme Court the year prior. From that instance, 23 of the thirty nine Amerindian bands located in Oklahoma have opened gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the initial Oklahoma American Indian band to take advantage of the gambling restrictions, and at this time control 10 gambling dens of their own. Bingo was the game on which these gambling dens were founded. Electronic games such as slots weren’t allowed, owing to the fact that they’re believed to contribute to gambling addiction at a higher rate than bingo.
In the past few years, Oklahoma law has altered to allow for massive Indian gaming gambling dens. You will now find Amerindian gambling dens with slot machine games, video poker and 21 tables. Craps and roulette are still not allowed in the American Indian casinos as of yet, although this is only a matter of time. Nobody can determine what having different games in the bingo parlours will do for the appeal of bingo.