At the moment sports betting is not fully legal, but it will be soon! As mentioned above, this may soon change.
As well, they offer pari-mutuel betting at authorized satellite racetracks which are located over 50 miles away.
Depending on how lawmakers and voters decide to move forward with the opportunity to legalize sports gambling we could see momentum as soon as the first part of 2019 or early in 2020.
The following are some notable highlights of the state's gambling past.
1986 – Legislation authorizes state lottery.
this was passed one year earlier.
1989 – Video Lottery Terminals added at sanctioned locations.
Whether or not SD allows for online sportsbooks or just retail ones, it is anticipated that sports betting in SD will likely be taxed at 9% of revenue.
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