Bingo and Oklahoma: 2 Peas in a Pod

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Posted by Jace | Posted in Bingo | Posted on 17-08-2021

Oklahoma has for a long time been interrelated with Bingo. This is due to the fact that the American Indian tribes of Oklahoma have provided Bingo games for decades. Patrons from each of the nearby states load up in automobiles and head over to Oklahoma to wager on Bingo on the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) became law after a landmark decree by The U.S. Supreme Court the year before. From that instance, 23 of the thirty nine Native tribes of Oklahoma have introduced bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Amerindian tribes to take advantage of the wagering rules, and at this time run ten casinos of their very own. Bingo is the game on which these gambling dens were built on. Electronic games like slot machines weren’t permitted, owing to the fact that they are thought to lead to gambling addiction more than bingo.

In recent years, Oklahoma law have changed to allow for gigantic Indian wagering casinos. You will now find Native casinos with slot machines, video poker and chemin de fer tables. Craps and roulette are still not approved in the Amerindian casinos as of yet, but this is simply a matter of time. No one can determine what having other games in the bingo parlours will do for the appeal of bingo.

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