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Bingo and Oklahoma: 2 Peas in a Pod

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Oklahoma has for a long time been interrelated with Bingo. That is due to the fact that the American Indian bands of Oklahoma have provided Bingo games for generations. Guests from every one of the neighboring states load up in autos and visit Oklahoma to bet on Bingo over the weekends.

The 1988 IGRA became law after a landmark decision by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year prior. From that instance, twenty three of the thirty nine Native bands located in Oklahoma have established gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Native band to take advantage of the betting laws, and today control ten casinos of their own. Bingo is the game on which these casinos were built on. computerized games like one armed bandits weren’t approved, since they are believed to lead to gambling problems at a higher rate than bingo.

In the past few years, Oklahoma law has altered to permit gigantic Native gambling gambling halls. You will now see Native gambling dens with slots, video poker and blackjack tables. Craps and roulette are not approved in the Native gambling dens as of yet, although this is only a matter of time. No one can determine whether having different casino games in the bingo houses will do for the draw of bingo.

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