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South Dakota: Does the state have a lottery?
Has a state lottery
Yes. South Dakota runs a state lottery through the South Dakota Lottery, a division of the Department of Revenue.
The lottery says it was voted into existence in 1986, and the law creating it dates to 1987. It says its net income goes back to the state to pay for things important to South Dakotans. Powerball and Mega Millions are sold. South Dakota also runs video lottery, which is limited to players 21 and older.
What the law says
There is hereby established in the Department of Revenue a division to be called the South Dakota Lottery
Sources
- SDCL 42-7A-2 Official · sdlegislature.gov
- South Dakota Lottery: About Official · lottery.sd.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- South Dakota Lottery
- Phone
- (605) 773-5770
- Website
- lottery.sd.gov
How bordering states compare
- Iowa Has a state lotteryIowa runs a state lottery under Iowa Code chapter 99G, which has sold tickets since 1985.
- Minnesota Has a state lotteryYes. Minnesota runs a state lottery, allowed by a 1988 constitutional amendment, and it has raised money since 1990.
- Montana Has a state lotteryYes. Montana runs a state lottery that voters approved in 1986 and that started selling tickets in 1987.
- Nebraska Has a state lotteryYes. Nebraska runs a state lottery through the Lottery Division of the Department of Revenue, as allowed by the state constitution.
- North Dakota Has a state lotteryNorth Dakota has a state lottery, run as a division of the Attorney General's office.
- Wyoming Has a state lotteryYes. Wyoming has a state lottery, WyoLotto, run by the Wyoming Lottery Corporation that state law created in 2013.
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