Bingo and Oklahoma: 2 Peas in a Pod
by Heath on October 17th, 2024
Oklahoma has for a long time been interrelated with Bingo. That’s owing to the fact that the Native tribes of Oklahoma have run Bingo games for decades. Guests from all of the nearby states load up in trucks and visit Oklahoma to wager on Bingo over the weekends.
The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) became law after a landmark determination by The U.S. Supreme Court the year prior. Since that time, 23 of the 39 Native bands of Oklahoma have introduced bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the initial Oklahoma American Indian band to take advantage of the gambling laws, and at this time run 10 casinos of their own. Bingo was the game on which the above-mentioned casinos were built on. digital games such as one armed bandits were not authorized, owing to the fact that they are believed to lead to gambling addiction at a higher rate than bingo.
In recent years, Oklahoma rules have changed to permit large Indian wagering casinos. You will now see Indian casinos with one armed bandits, video poker and vingt-et-un tables. Craps and roulette are not authorized in the Native casinos yet, but that is only a waiting game. No one can determine what having other casino games in the bingo parlours will do for the draw of bingo.
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