Oklahoma has for a long time been interrelated with Bingo. This is due to the fact that the Amerindian bands of Oklahoma have run Bingo sessions for decades. Patrons from every one of the neighboring states load up in trucks and head over to Oklahoma to gamble on Bingo for the weekends.
The 1988 (IGRA) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act followed a precedent setting decree by The U.S. Supreme Court the year prior. From that instance, 23 of the thirty nine Indian tribes located in Oklahoma have established gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma American Indian band to take advantage of the wagering laws, and today operate 10 gambling halls of their own. Bingo is the game on which these gambling dens were founded. computerized games such as one armed bandits were not approved, owing to the fact that they are thought to lead to gambling addiction more than bingo.
In recent years, Oklahoma law has changed to allow for gigantic Indian betting gambling halls. You will now see American Indian gambling halls with one armed bandits, video poker and chemin de fer tables. Craps and roulette are not yet allowed in the Amerindian casinos as of yet, however this is only a matter of time. No one can say with what having other games in the bingo parlours will do for the appeal of bingo.
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