Oklahoma has long been synonymous with Bingo. That is because the American Indian tribes of Oklahoma have provided Bingo sessions for ages. Clients from every one of the neighboring states pile in passenger cars and travel to Oklahoma to bet on Bingo over the weekends.
The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act followed a landmark decision by The U.S. Supreme Court the year prior. Since that time, 23 of the 39 Indian tribes of Oklahoma have opened gaming halls. The Chickasaw were the initial Oklahoma Amerindian tribes to take advantage of the gambling restrictions, and at this time run ten gambling halls of their very own. Bingo was the game on which the above-mentioned gambling dens were founded. automated games like slots were not approved, since they are believed to lead to gambling addiction at a higher rate than bingo.
In the past few years, Oklahoma governing edicts has changed to allow for gigantic Native wagering casinos. You will now see Amerindian gambling dens with slot machines, video poker and vingt-et-un tables. Craps and roulette are not authorized in the Amerindian gambling halls as of yet, but that is simply a waiting game. Nobody can say whether having other gambling hall games in the bingo parlors will do for the draw of bingo.