Oklahoma has for a long time been synonymous with Bingo. That’s because the American Indian bands of Oklahoma have operated Bingo games for many years. Guests from many of the nearby states pile in automobiles and travel into Oklahoma to gamble on Bingo for the weekends.

The 1988 (IGRA) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was introduced after a landmark decision by The U.S. Supreme Court just the prior year. From that instance, twenty three of the thirty nine Amerindian bands located in Oklahoma have established gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Indian tribes to take advantage of the gambling laws, and today run 10 gambling dens of their very own. Bingo was the game on which these casinos were founded. automated games such as slot machines weren’t permitted, owing to the fact that they’re thought to lead to gambling problems more than bingo.

In the past few years, Oklahoma rules has altered to allow for massive Indian betting gambling dens. You will now see American Indian gambling halls with slots, video poker and 21 tables. Craps and roulette are still not allowed in the Indian gambling dens as of yet, although this is just a matter of time. No one can say with what having other games in the bingo parlours will do for the popularity of bingo.