Bingo in Oklahoma
Oklahoma has for a long time been synonymous with Bingo. That is because the Native tribes of Oklahoma have provided Bingo games for ages. Clients from many of the surrounding states pile in trucks and visit Oklahoma to enjoy Bingo over the weekends.
The 1988 (IGRA) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was introduced after a landmark decision by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year before. From that instance, 23 of the 39 Amerindian tribes of Oklahoma have introduced gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Native tribes to take advantage of the gambling rules, and at this time control 10 gambling dens of their own. Bingo is the game on which the above-mentioned gambling dens were built on. computerized games such as slots weren’t approved, owing to the fact that they are thought to contribute to gambling addiction at a higher rate than bingo.
In recent years, Oklahoma governing edicts have changed to permit gigantic Indian wagering gambling halls. You’ll now see American Indian gambling dens with slots, video poker and black jack tables. Craps and roulette are not yet allowed in the American Indian gambling halls yet, but that is just a waiting game. Nobody can say what having different games in the bingo parlors will do for the draw of bingo.