Bingo and Oklahoma: Two Peas in a Pod

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Posted by Maritza | Posted in Bingo | Posted on 15-10-2017

Oklahoma has for a long time been analogous with Bingo. That’s owing to the fact that the Native bands of Oklahoma have run Bingo sessions for ages. Clients from all of the neighboring states load up in passenger cars and visit Oklahoma to enjoy Bingo for the weekends.

The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) became law after a precedent setting decision by The U.S. Supreme Court the year before. Since that time, 23 of the thirty nine Amerindian bands of Oklahoma have established bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Native tribes to take advantage of the wagering rules, and today control ten casinos of their very own. Bingo was the game on which these gambling halls were founded. Electronic games such as slot machines were not permitted, due to the fact that they are thought to contribute to gambling addiction more than bingo.

In recent years, Oklahoma governing edicts have changed to allow for enormous Indian betting casinos. You’ll now see Amerindian gambling halls with one armed bandits, video poker and blackjack tables. Craps and roulette are not yet approved in the Indian gambling halls as of yet, although that is simply a waiting game. Nobody can authority what having different gambling den games in the bingo houses will do for the appeal of bingo.

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