Bingo and Oklahoma: Two Peas in a Pod
Wednesday, 4. October 2017
Oklahoma has long been interrelated with Bingo. This is due to the fact that the Indian tribes of Oklahoma have operated Bingo sessions for ages. Guests from all of the neighboring states pile in automobiles and travel into Oklahoma to bet on Bingo on the weekends.
The 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was introduced after a landmark determination by The U.S. Supreme Court the year before. Since that time, 23 of the 39 Amerindian bands located in Oklahoma have introduced bingo halls. The Chickasaw were the initial Oklahoma Native band to take advantage of the gaming laws, and at this time control ten gambling dens of their very own. Bingo is the game on which the above-mentioned gambling halls were built on. computerized games such as one armed bandits were not approved, because they are believed to lead to gambling addiction more than bingo.
In recent years, Oklahoma governing edicts has altered to allow for large American Indian betting casinos. You’ll now see Indian casinos with one armed bandits, video poker and vingt-et-un tables. Craps and roulette are not authorized in the American Indian gambling halls yet, however that is only a matter of time. No one can determine what having other games in the bingo parlors will do for the appeal of bingo.
Posted in Bingo by Taryn