Bingo in Oklahoma

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Posted by Jace | Posted in Bingo | Posted on 20-02-2026

Oklahoma has long been analogous with Bingo. That’s because the American Indian tribes of Oklahoma have run Bingo sessions for generations. Patrons from every one of the nearby states get in passenger cars and travel into Oklahoma to play Bingo over the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) followed a benchmark decision by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year prior. Since that instance, 23 of the thirty nine American Indian tribes of Oklahoma have opened gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the 1st Oklahoma American Indian tribes to take advantage of the gambling restrictions, and at this time control ten gambling halls of their very own. Bingo was the game on which these casinos were built on. Electronic games like slot machines were not authorized, since they’re thought to contribute to gambling dependency at a higher rate than bingo.

In recent years, Oklahoma law have altered to allow for big Indian gambling gambling halls. You’ll now find Native gambling dens with slot machines, video poker and blackjack tables. Craps and roulette are not approved in the American Indian gambling halls as of yet, however this is only a matter of time. No one can say what having other gambling den games in the bingo houses will do for the draw of bingo.

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