Oklahoma has long been interrelated with Bingo. That’s due to the fact that the Native bands of Oklahoma have provided Bingo games for ages. Patrons from many of the neighboring states load up in automobiles and head over to Oklahoma to bet on Bingo on the weekends.
The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) was introduced after a precedent setting decree by The U.S. Supreme Court the year prior. Since that time, twenty three of the 39 American Indian tribes of Oklahoma have opened gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the 1st Oklahoma Native band to take advantage of the gaming laws, and today operate ten gambling halls of their own. Bingo is the game on which the above-mentioned gambling dens were built on. Electronic games such as one armed bandits were not approved, on the grounds that they’re believed to lead to gambling addiction at a higher rate than bingo.
In the past few years, Oklahoma rules has altered to allow for large Native wagering casinos. You will now see Native gambling halls with slot machines, video poker and chemin de fer tables. Craps and roulette are not yet approved in the Amerindian casinos yet, but this is just a waiting game. Nobody can say what having other gambling den games in the bingo houses will do for the draw of bingo.
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