In addition to those three, the other larger and more popular halls in Oklahoma are at Catoosa, West Siloam Springs, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Roland, Norman, Arrowhead Resort, Durant, Idabel and Thackerville.
Seating capacities range from Otoe Bingo's high of 2,000 to a low of 600 at Ponca Bingo (White Eagle, south of Ponca City) and the same number at Kaw Tribal Bingo at Newkirk. She lists 13 of the most popular high-stakes bingo halls in Oklahoma, all but one of them east of 1-35 highway. The article, by Barbara Palmer of the Oklahoma Tourism & Recreation Department, is an interesting account of the bingo phenomena.
As a matter of fact, Otoe Bingo has the largest hall of all with seating for 2,000 game players - roughly six times the population of Red Rock (321). That of course includes the Otoe Bingo Hall at Red Rock. The current (June-July) issue of 'Oklahoma Today,' our state's excellent official bimonthly magazine, contains a feature article on the growing number of high stakes bingo parlors operated by various Indian tribes in Oklahoma. Note: To search for something specific use the CS Museum search box to the left.
