The Bingo Palace is part of a tetralogy that includes Love Medicine, linked short stories; The Beet Queen, novel; and Tracks, novel.

The Bingo Palace extends the latest actions that occur in Love Medicine. The novel with the action furthest back in time, where critical deals were made between the government and the tribe, is Tracks. The Beet Queen, which deals more with white than Native American characters, interfaces the reservation and the white town of Argus, North Dakota. In The Bingo Palace the traditional Chippewas lose more of their definition, as the Pillager line, the most traditional members of the tribe, seems to reach an end, and the common lands of the tribe are swallowed by Lyman's new casino.