South Dakota gambling law changes https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/ New laws, launches, tax changes and enacted bills on gambling in South Dakota. en-us Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT South Dakota joins a roughly 37-state AG amicus brief backing Ohio's enforcement position against Kalshi (exact filing date approximate) https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:2026-06-01:South Dakota joins a roughly 37-state AG amicus brief backin Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Ohio federal district court rules Kalshi's sports-related event contracts are not "swaps" and may be subject to state gambling-law enforcement, a ruling South Dakota joined other states in backing https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:2026-03-09:Ohio federal district court rules Kalshi's sports-related ev Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT House State Affairs Committee defeats SJR 504, 11-2, ending a resolution that would have asked voters in November 2026 to let sports bets be placed from anywhere in the state through a Deadwood-routed mobile platform; the Senate had passed it 23-10 in February 2026 https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:2026-03-04:House State Affairs Committee defeats SJR 504, 11-2, ending Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Gov. Rhoden signs HB 1058, licensing online/mobile pari-mutuel (ADW) hubs for horse and dog races, effective 2026-07-01 https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:2026-02-17:Gov. Rhoden signs HB 1058, licensing online/mobile pari-mutu Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT Commission on Gaming fines sports wagering services provider IGT $3,000 for accepting bets on an in-state Black Hills State University football game at The Lodge at Deadwood https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:2024-12-13:Commission on Gaming fines sports wagering services provider Fri, 13 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT On-line draw-game net proceeds reach a 70% General Fund / 30% Capital Construction Fund split in fiscal year 2023, completing a four-year phase-in from a 25%/75% split in fiscal year 2019 https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:2022-07-01:On-line draw-game net proceeds reach a 70% General Fund / 30 Fri, 01 Jul 2022 12:00:00 GMT Voters approve Constitutional Amendment B legalizing sports wagering in Deadwood, 58.47% to 41.53% https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:2020-11-03:Voters approve Constitutional Amendment B legalizing sports Tue, 03 Nov 2020 12:00:00 GMT South Dakota launches Lotto America, replacing Hot Lotto https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:2017-11-01:South Dakota launches Lotto America, replacing Hot Lotto Wed, 01 Nov 2017 12:00:00 GMT South Dakota adds Lucky for Life https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:2017-06-04:South Dakota adds Lucky for Life Sun, 04 Jun 2017 12:00:00 GMT State's video lottery Net Machine Income share drops to an effective 49.5% (0.5% retained by Lottery for operations), revenue redirected to the General Fund https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:2015-07-01:State's video lottery Net Machine Income share drops to an e Wed, 01 Jul 2015 12:00:00 GMT AG Marty Jackley says he will not pursue felony prosecution of individual DFS players but calls for legislative clarity; Gov. Daugaard disagrees and views DFS as gambling https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:2015-01-01:AG Marty Jackley says he will not pursue felony prosecution Thu, 01 Jan 2015 12:00:00 GMT Attorney General Opinion No. 12-03 permits multi-site simulcast bingo with pooled prizes across qualifying organizations https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:2012-01-01:Attorney General Opinion No. 12-03 permits multi-site simulc Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT South Dakota joins Mega Millions https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:2010-05-16:South Dakota joins Mega Millions Sun, 16 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT Voters reject a third video lottery repeal measure https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:2006-01-01:Voters reject a third video lottery repeal measure Sun, 01 Jan 2006 12:00:00 GMT Voters reject a second video lottery repeal measure https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:2000-01-01:Voters reject a second video lottery repeal measure Sat, 01 Jan 2000 12:00:00 GMT Video lottery state revenue share begins flowing to the Property Tax Reduction Fund (through FY2015) https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:1997-01-01:Video lottery state revenue share begins flowing to the Prop Wed, 01 Jan 1997 12:00:00 GMT Video lottery machines restored statewide https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:1994-11-22:Video lottery machines restored statewide Tue, 22 Nov 1994 12:00:00 GMT Voters approve constitutional amendment re-authorizing video lottery https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:1994-11-08:Voters approve constitutional amendment re-authorizing video Tue, 08 Nov 1994 12:00:00 GMT Video lottery machines shut down statewide following the Supreme Court ruling https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:1994-08-13:Video lottery machines shut down statewide following the Sup Sat, 13 Aug 1994 12:00:00 GMT South Dakota Supreme Court rules video lottery unconstitutional https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:1994-06-22:South Dakota Supreme Court rules video lottery unconstitutio Wed, 22 Jun 1994 12:00:00 GMT South Dakota Lottery begins offering Powerball https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:1992-01-01:South Dakota Lottery begins offering Powerball Wed, 01 Jan 1992 12:00:00 GMT Voters reject a measure to repeal video lottery https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:1992-01-01:Voters reject a measure to repeal video lottery Wed, 01 Jan 1992 12:00:00 GMT The Midnight Star casino (owned by Kevin Costner) opens in Deadwood https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:1991-01-01:The Midnight Star casino (owned by Kevin Costner) opens in D Tue, 01 Jan 1991 12:00:00 GMT South Dakota Lottery joins the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:1990-01-01:South Dakota Lottery joins the Multi-State Lottery Associati Mon, 01 Jan 1990 12:00:00 GMT South Dakota establishes state-run video lottery https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:1989-10-16:South Dakota establishes state-run video lottery Mon, 16 Oct 1989 12:00:00 GMT State legislature legalizes limited-stakes gaming in Deadwood https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:1989-01-01:State legislature legalizes limited-stakes gaming in Deadwoo Sun, 01 Jan 1989 12:00:00 GMT Governor signs law creating the South Dakota Lottery https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:1987-04-02:Governor signs law creating the South Dakota Lottery Thu, 02 Apr 1987 12:00:00 GMT Deadwood fire destroys the historic Syndicate Building, prompting the "Deadwood Experiment" to legalize gambling to fund preservation https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:1987-01-01:Deadwood fire destroys the historic Syndicate Building, prom Thu, 01 Jan 1987 12:00:00 GMT Voters approve constitutional amendment authorizing a state lottery https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-dakota/#timeline event:SD:1986-11-04:Voters approve constitutional amendment authorizing a state Tue, 04 Nov 1986 12:00:00 GMT