Bingo in Oklahoma
Monday, 18. December 2023
Oklahoma has for a long time been synonymous with Bingo. That’s because the Indian bands of Oklahoma have provided Bingo sessions for ages. Patrons from each of the surrounding states load up in passenger cars and head over to Oklahoma to bet on Bingo over the weekends.
The 1988 IGRA followed a benchmark ruling by The U.S. Supreme Court the year before. From that time, twenty three of the thirty nine Native tribes of Oklahoma have established gambling halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Indian tribes to take advantage of the betting rules, and today control 10 gambling halls of their very own. Bingo is the game on which the above-mentioned gambling dens were founded. Electronic games such as slots weren’t approved, because they are believed to lead to gambling dependency more than bingo.
In recent years, Oklahoma law has changed to allow for gigantic Indian gambling gambling halls. You’ll now discover Native gambling halls with one armed bandits, video poker and black jack tables. Craps and roulette are not legal in the American Indian casinos yet, but this is only a matter of time. No one can say with what having other games in the bingo houses will do for the popularity of bingo.
Posted in Bingo by Taryn