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Oklahoma has for a long time been synonymous with Bingo. This is owing to the fact that the American Indian bands of Oklahoma have run Bingo sessions for many years. Guests from many of the surrounding states load up in passenger cars and visit Oklahoma to enjoy Bingo over the weekends.

The 1988 IGRA followed a benchmark decision by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year before. Since that time, 23 of the 39 Indian tribes of Oklahoma have opened gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the 1st Oklahoma American Indian tribes to take advantage of the betting restrictions, and today operate 10 gambling halls of their very own. Bingo was the game on which these gambling dens were built on. automated games like one armed bandits were not allowed, due to the fact that they are thought to contribute to gambling dependency at a higher rate than bingo.

In recent years, Oklahoma governing edicts has altered to allow for large Indian gaming gambling halls. You will now find American Indian casinos with slots, video poker and vingt-et-un tables. Craps and roulette are not approved in the American Indian casinos yet, although this is simply a waiting game. No one can say with what having different games in the bingo parlours will do for the appeal of bingo.