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Oklahoma has for a long time been interrelated with Bingo. This is due to the fact that the Native tribes of Oklahoma have provided Bingo sessions for generations. Guests from many of the neighboring states pile in vans and visit Oklahoma to play Bingo for the weekends.

The 1988 (IGRA) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was introduced after a precedent setting decision by The U.S. Supreme Court the year before. Since that time, twenty three of the 39 American Indian bands of Oklahoma have introduced gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Native tribes to take advantage of the gaming restrictions, and at this time control ten gambling halls of their very own. Bingo was the game on which these gambling halls were founded. Electronic games such as one armed bandits were not permitted, since they are believed to lead to gambling dependency at a higher rate than bingo.

In the past few years, Oklahoma rules have changed to allow for massive Amerindian betting casinos. You’ll now find Native casinos with one armed bandits, video poker and chemin de fer tables. Craps and roulette are still not authorized in the Indian casinos yet, however that is simply a waiting game. No one can say with whether having other games in the bingo parlors will do for the popularity of bingo.