Oklahoma Bingo
Thursday, 18. December 2025
Oklahoma has for a long time been synonymous with Bingo. That is owing to the fact that the American Indian bands of Oklahoma have provided Bingo games for generations. Patrons from many of the nearby states load up in autos and travel into Oklahoma to play Bingo for the weekends.
The 1988 (IGRA) Indian Gaming Regulatory Act was introduced after a landmark decree by The U.S. Supreme Court just the year prior. Since that time, 23 of the 39 American Indian bands of Oklahoma have introduced gaming halls. The Chickasaw were the first Oklahoma Amerindian tribes to take advantage of the gambling laws, and today operate 10 gambling halls of their own. Bingo was the game on which the above-mentioned gambling dens were built on. automated games like one armed bandits were not allowed, because they are believed to contribute to gambling problems more than bingo.
In recent years, Oklahoma law has altered to permit large Indian gaming casinos. You will now find Amerindian casinos with slot machine games, video poker and blackjack tables. Craps and roulette are not authorized in the Amerindian casinos as of yet, however this is only a matter of time. Nobody can determine what having other games in the bingo houses will do for the draw of bingo.
Posted in Bingo by Taryn