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Oklahoma has long been synonymous with Bingo. That is owing to the fact that the Amerindian tribes of Oklahoma have run Bingo sessions for generations. Patrons from all of the neighboring states load up in vehicles and travel into Oklahoma to bet on Bingo on the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) became law after a landmark determination by The U.S. Supreme Court just the prior year. From that time, twenty three of the 39 Amerindian bands located in Oklahoma have introduced bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the 1st Oklahoma Native band to take advantage of the wagering rules, and today control ten gambling halls of their very own. Bingo is the game on which the above-mentioned casinos were founded. Electronic games like slot machines were not authorized, due to the fact that they are thought to lead to gambling dependency more than bingo.

In the past few years, Oklahoma rules has altered to allow for enormous American Indian betting casinos. You'll now see Native gambling halls with slot machines, video poker and twenty-one tables. Craps and roulette are not yet approved in the Native casinos as of yet, although that is only a waiting game. Nobody can determine what having different gambling hall games in the bingo parlors will do for the appeal of bingo.