Sep 292015
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Oklahoma has for a long time been synonymous with Bingo. This is because the Amerindian bands of Oklahoma have provided Bingo games for generations. Guests from all of the surrounding states get in cars and visit Oklahoma to gamble on Bingo over the weekends.
The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) followed a precedent setting decision by The U.S. Supreme Court just the prior year. Since that time, 23 of the 39 Native bands of Oklahoma have established gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the initial Oklahoma Indian tribes to take advantage of the betting restrictions, and today operate 10 casinos of their very own. Bingo was the game on which these casinos were built on. Electronic games such as one armed bandits were not permitted, on the grounds that they are thought to contribute to gambling addiction more than bingo.
In the past few years, Oklahoma law have changed to allow for large Amerindian wagering casinos. You’ll now see Amerindian gambling dens with slot machines, video poker and black jack tables. Craps and roulette are still not allowed in the Amerindian gambling dens as of yet, but that is only a waiting game. No one can say whether having other games in the bingo parlors will do for the popularity of bingo.
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