RegulationCDC Gaming · 5h ago
Roots of tribal gaming in U.S. traced back to bingo halls
By Chris Sieroty•September 19, 2026
The brief
The roots of today’s multi-billion-dollar tribal gaming industry can be traced to a two-county region just west of Green Bay, Wisconsin, where the Oneida Tribe’s reservation is located. In 1976, two women, Sandra Brehmer and Alma Webster, started a bingo game. Little did they know that someday that game, held in a gym…
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