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South Dakota Lottery Revenue and Rule Changes | Sioux Falls News
South Dakota’s lottery just smashed records, bringing in over $187 million last year — adding to its $4.16 billion total since 1987 — and proving why it’s the state’s biggest revenue source, helping keep income taxes off the books. Video lottery led the charge with $170 million, while draw games and instant tickets rounded out the haul. Now, the commission is eyeing major changes: giving the executive director more authority to discipline licensees, letting terminal owners sell directly to each other (bye-bye middlemen), and even dropping the vague “good taste” from ad rules — since who gets…
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