Oklahoma has for a long time been synonymous with Bingo. That is because the American Indian tribes of Oklahoma have provided Bingo games for years. Guests from each of the nearby states load up in passenger cars and head over to Oklahoma to play Bingo on the weekends.
The 1988 (IGRA) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act followed a landmark determination by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year prior. Since that time, twenty three of the 39 Native tribes located in Oklahoma have established bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the initial Oklahoma Native band to take advantage of the gaming rules, and at this time control 10 gambling halls of their own. Bingo was the game on which these gambling halls were founded. computerized games like slots were not allowed, owing to the fact that they’re thought to contribute to gambling problems at a higher rate than bingo.
In recent years, Oklahoma governing edicts have changed to permit large Indian gambling gambling dens. You will now see Native gambling dens with one armed bandits, video poker and 21 tables. Craps and roulette are not legal in the Indian gambling halls yet, however this is just a matter of time. Nobody can authority what having different games in the bingo houses will do for the appeal of bingo.