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Oklahoma has for a long time been interrelated with Bingo. That is due to the fact that the American Indian tribes of Oklahoma have operated Bingo sessions for generations. Guests from all of the surrounding states get in autos and travel into Oklahoma to wager on Bingo for the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) was introduced after a benchmark decision by The U.S. Supreme Court the year prior. From that time, twenty three of the 39 Amerindian tribes of Oklahoma have introduced gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the initial Oklahoma Amerindian tribes to take advantage of the gambling laws, and today control 10 casinos of their own. Bingo was the game on which these gambling halls were built on. automated games like slots were not permitted, owing to the fact that they're believed to contribute to gambling dependency more than bingo.

In recent years, Oklahoma rules have changed to permit gigantic Amerindian gaming gambling halls. You'll now see American Indian gambling halls with one armed bandits, video poker and 21 tables. Craps and roulette are still not approved in the Native gambling dens yet, but this is simply a matter of time. Nobody can say what having other casino games in the bingo houses will do for the popularity of bingo.