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Oklahoma has for a long time been synonymous with Bingo. This is because the Native tribes of Oklahoma have provided Bingo sessions for generations. Patrons from all of the nearby states get in passenger cars and head over to Oklahoma to bet on Bingo on the weekends.

The 1988 (IGRA) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act became law after a precedent setting determination by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year prior. Since that instance, 23 of the 39 American Indian bands located in Oklahoma have opened gaming halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Amerindian tribes to take advantage of the betting restrictions, and today control ten casinos of their very own. Bingo was the game on which the above-mentioned casinos were built on. automated games such as slot machines weren't permitted, since they're believed to contribute to gambling dependency more than bingo.

In recent years, Oklahoma law have altered to permit gigantic American Indian wagering gambling halls. You will now discover Native casinos with slots, video poker and vingt-et-un tables. Craps and roulette are still not allowed in the American Indian gambling halls as of yet, but that is only a matter of time. Nobody can determine what having other games in the bingo parlors will do for the appeal of bingo.