Oklahoma has long been synonymous with Bingo. That’s due to the fact that the Indian tribes of Oklahoma have run Bingo games for many years. Patrons from each of the surrounding states pile in automobiles and travel to Oklahoma to wager on Bingo on the weekends.
The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act followed a precedent setting determination by The U.S. Supreme Court the year prior. From that instance, twenty three of the thirty nine Amerindian bands of Oklahoma have introduced bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Amerindian band to take advantage of the betting laws, and today operate 10 gambling dens of their own. Bingo was the game on which the above-mentioned gambling halls were built on. Electronic games such as slots were not allowed, due to the fact that they’re believed to lead to gambling dependency at a higher rate than bingo.
In recent years, Oklahoma law have altered to permit gigantic Native gambling gambling halls. You will now find Indian gambling dens with slot machines, video poker and twenty-one tables. Craps and roulette are not yet legal in the Native casinos as of yet, however this is only a waiting game. No one can determine what having different casino games in the bingo houses will do for the popularity of bingo.