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Oklahoma has for a long time been synonymous with Bingo. That's owing to the fact that the American Indian bands of Oklahoma have run Bingo games for decades. Guests from each of the neighboring states get in trucks and head over to Oklahoma to bet on Bingo over the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act became law after a precedent setting decree by The U.S. Supreme Court the year prior. From that instance, 23 of the 39 Native bands located in Oklahoma have established bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the 1st Oklahoma American Indian tribes to take advantage of the gambling laws, and at this time control 10 casinos of their own. Bingo was the game on which the above-mentioned gambling dens were built on. automated games like slot machines weren't approved, due to the fact that they are thought to lead to gambling addiction at a higher rate than bingo.

In recent years, Oklahoma governing edicts has altered to permit big American Indian gaming casinos. You'll now discover Native casinos with one armed bandits, video poker and twenty-one tables. Craps and roulette are not legal in the Native gambling halls yet, however that is simply a waiting game. Nobody can authority whether having other gambling hall games in the bingo parlors will do for the appeal of bingo.