Bingo and Oklahoma: Two birds of a feather
Oklahoma has long been interrelated with Bingo. That’s due to the fact that the Amerindian tribes of Oklahoma have operated Bingo sessions for generations. Patrons from all of the nearby states load up in vehicles and travel to Oklahoma to bet on Bingo on the weekends.
The 1988 (IGRA) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was introduced after a benchmark decree by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year before. From that time, twenty three of the 39 Native tribes of Oklahoma have established gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Indian tribes to take advantage of the gambling restrictions, and at this time run ten casinos of their very own. Bingo was the game on which the above-mentioned gambling dens were founded. automated games such as slots were not 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 permit large Indian gambling casinos. You will now see Native gambling halls with slot machine games, video poker and 21 tables. Craps and roulette are still not allowed in the Indian gambling dens yet, but this is only a matter of time. Nobody can determine whether having different games in the bingo houses will do for the popularity of bingo.