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Oklahoma has long been synonymous with Bingo. That is because the Indian tribes of Oklahoma have run Bingo games for many years. Patrons from many of the neighboring states load up in vans and travel to Oklahoma to bet on Bingo for the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act became law after a benchmark determination by The U.S. Supreme Court the year before. From that instance, twenty three of the thirty nine Native bands located in Oklahoma have established bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the initial Oklahoma Native band to take advantage of the betting restrictions, and today control 10 casinos of their very own. Bingo was the game on which these gambling halls were founded. automated games such as slot machines weren't permitted, owing to the fact that they're thought to lead to gambling addiction more than bingo.

In recent years, Oklahoma governing edicts have changed to permit enormous Amerindian betting gambling halls. You will now see Amerindian casinos with slot machines, video poker and 21 tables. Craps and roulette are not yet legal in the Indian casinos as of yet, however that is simply a waiting game. No one can say with what having other gambling hall games in the bingo houses will do for the popularity of bingo.