Oklahoma's Cherokee Casinos raise gambling age to 21

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You now have to be 21 to play cards in the Cherokee Casinos...

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TULSA, Okla. (AP) -- The Cherokee Nation is raising the minimum age to gamble in its casinos from 18 to 21.

Tribal spokesman Mike Miller says the Cherokee Nation Enterprises board approved the new age limit last month after reviewing industry standards, especially those used by casinos in Las Vegas.

Miller says the change will also make it easier for the tribe to comply with state drinking laws that set the legal drinking age at 21.

The Comanche Nation's casino in Lawton and the Otoe Missouria's casino in Red Rock each have an age limit of 21 because both casinos serve alcohol.

But most of the tribal gaming facilities in the state do not serve alcohol and have set an age limit of 18.

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