Oklahoma Bingo
Oklahoma has for a long time been synonymous with Bingo. That’s due to the fact that the American Indian bands of Oklahoma have operated Bingo sessions for ages. Patrons from many of the nearby states load up in trucks and visit Oklahoma to bet on Bingo on the weekends.
The 1988 IGRA was introduced after a landmark decree by The U.S. Supreme Court the year before. From that time, 23 of the thirty nine Amerindian bands of Oklahoma have established gaming halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma American Indian band to take advantage of the gambling rules, and today run ten gambling dens of their own. Bingo was the game on which the above-mentioned gambling halls were built on. Electronic games such as slots weren’t allowed, because they’re thought to lead to gambling problems more than bingo.
In the past few years, Oklahoma rules has altered to allow for big Native betting gambling halls. You will now find American Indian casinos with slot machine games, video poker and blackjack tables. Craps and roulette are still not authorized in the Native gambling halls as of yet, but this is just a waiting game. Nobody can say whether having other games in the bingo parlours will do for the draw of bingo.