Bingo and Oklahoma: 2 birds of a feather

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Posted by Jace | Posted in Bingo | Posted on 04-12-2025

Oklahoma has long been analogous with Bingo. That’s because the American Indian bands of Oklahoma have provided Bingo sessions for years. Patrons from each of the neighboring states pile in passenger cars and travel to Oklahoma to enjoy Bingo on the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) was introduced after a precedent setting ruling by The U.S. Supreme Court the year prior. Since that instance, 23 of the thirty nine American Indian bands of Oklahoma have opened gaming halls. The Chickasaw were the 1st Oklahoma Native tribes to take advantage of the gaming rules, and at this time run 10 gambling halls of their very own. Bingo is the game on which the above-mentioned gambling dens were founded. Electronic games like slot machine games weren’t allowed, due to the fact that they are thought to contribute to gambling problems at a higher rate than bingo.

In the past few years, Oklahoma governing edicts has altered to permit massive Amerindian gaming gambling halls. You will now discover American Indian casinos with one armed bandits, video poker and chemin de fer tables. Craps and roulette are not yet allowed in the Native gambling dens yet, but that is just a matter of time. No one can say what having other gambling den games in the bingo houses will do for the popularity of bingo.

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