This state law also permitted gambling on reservations. The industry was created through a statewide constitutional amendment to save Deadwood, a former mining town that was heading towards ghost town status. Online gambling status: Horseracing is the only version of online gambling legal in South Dakota.īecoming the third state to legalize gambling, South Dakota casinos started appearing in 1989.
It does not apply to reservation casinos. Lottery sales are about $100 million per year. Video Lottery generates about $200 million per year. Traditional lottery sales generate about $50 million per year in taxes. The video lottery pulls in about $100 million for the state.
