Bingo and Oklahoma: Two Peas in a Pod

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Posted by Jace | Posted in Bingo | Posted on 20-03-2016

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Oklahoma has long been analogous with Bingo. This is owing to the fact that the Native tribes of Oklahoma have run Bingo games for decades. Clients from each of the surrounding states load up in passenger cars and head over to Oklahoma to bet on Bingo on the weekends.

The 1988 (IGRA) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was introduced after a benchmark decision by The U.S. Supreme Court just the prior year. Since that time, twenty three of the 39 Amerindian tribes located in Oklahoma have opened bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Indian band to take advantage of the gambling restrictions, and today operate 10 casinos of their own. Bingo was the game on which the above-mentioned gambling dens were built on. automated games such as slot machines were not approved, since they are thought to lead to gambling problems at a higher rate than bingo.

In the past few years, Oklahoma rules has changed to allow for large American Indian betting casinos. You’ll now discover American Indian gambling dens with one armed bandits, video poker and blackjack tables. Craps and roulette are not authorized in the American Indian gambling halls yet, however that is simply a matter of time. Nobody can determine whether having different gambling hall games in the bingo parlours will do for the popularity of bingo.

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