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Introduction to South Dakota Slot Machine Casino Gambling in 2019

South Dakota slot machine casino gambling consists of Deadwood’s twenty-five casinos as well as eleven tribal casinos spread throughout the state. While not offering slots, there are 1,347 bars and taverns with video lottery terminals with poker, keno, blackjack, and bingo.

South Dakota established a minimum payout return limit for slot machines at its Deadwood casinos. Further, monthly payout return statistics are publicly available. Neither are publicly available for tribal casinos.

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Relevant Legal Statutes on Gambling in South Dakota*

The minimum legal gambling age in South Dakota depends upon the gambling activity:

• Land-Based Casinos: 21
• Poker Rooms: 21
• Bingo: 18
• Lottery: 18
• Pari-Mutuel Wagering: 18

The casinos located in the city of Deadwood must follow state gaming regulations. Children may accompany their parents in most casinos until 8 p.m. South Dakota is the only U.S. gaming jurisdiction allowing minors to be present while their parents gamble.

The tribal casinos located throughout South Dakota must follow the gaming regulations in their negotiated and approved tribal-state gaming compact. Among other items of interest, these compacts limit the number of slot machines at a casino. This limit changes based on how long the compact has existed.

For example, the proposed Class III gaming compact between the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the state of South Dakota calls for:

• 500 gaming machines at the effective date of the compact
• 600 gaming machines after two years
• 750 gaming machines after four years

South Dakota also has two pari-mutuel facilities with horseracing during the spring season, but do not offer slot machines at them. An additional facility offers simulcast and dog racing.

*The purpose of this section is to inform the public of state gambling laws and how the laws apply to various forms of gambling. This information is not intended to provide legal advice.

Slot Machine Private Ownership in South Dakota

It is legal to privately own a slot machine in the state of South Dakota if manufactured before 1941.

Gaming Control Board in South Dakota

The South Dakota Commission on Gaming regulates casino gambling at the casinos located within the city of Deadwood.

Each tribe in South Dakota with a negotiated and approved tribal-state gaming compact must establish its own Tribal Gaming Commission. There are nine such tribal commissions.

The South Dakota Department of Tribal Relations provides oversight to casino gambling at the tribal casinos of South Dakota. The state also has a South Dakota Lottery Commission.

Finally, in 1989, South Dakota was the first state to offer video lottery terminals. Regulation of video lottery terminals at bars and taverns is the responsibility of the South Dakota Lottery. Each retailer can have up to 30 machines per gambling license with a limit of 3 permits per operator. There are currently 1,347 such operators.

Casinos in South Dakota

There are twenty-five non-tribal casinos in Deadwood, eleven American Indian tribal casinos, two pari-mutuel racetracks without slot machines, and 1,347 retailers with a total of 8,946 video lottery terminals in South Dakota.

The largest casino in South Dakota is Royal River Casino & Hotel in Flandreau having 386 gaming machines and 10 table games.

The second largest casino is Silverado Franklin Hotel and Casino in Deadwood having more than 360 gaming machines and table games.

All South Dakota casinos are available as a downloadable list of both non-tribal Deadwood casinos and tribal casinos spread throughout the state along with links if they have a website.

List of Casinos in South Dakota

The twenty-five non-tribal casinos in Deadwood are:

1. Buffalo-Bodega Gaming Complex
2. Bullock Hotel
3. Cadillac Jack’s Gaming Resort
4. Deadwood Comfort Inn & Suites Hall
5. Deadwood Dick’s Saloon and Gaming Hall
6. Deadwood Gulch Gaming Resort
7. Deadwood Gulch Saloon
8. Deadwood Mountain Grand
9. Deadwood Station Bunkhouse and Gambling Hall
10. First Gold Hotel & Gaming including the Blackjack Casino and Horseshoe Casino.
11. Gold Country Inn Gambling Hall and Cafe
12. Gold Dust Casino & Hotel including the French Quarter Casino, Legends Casino, and Silver Dollar Casino.
13. Hickok’s Hotel and Casino including the B.B. Cody’s Casino.
14. Iron Horse Inn
15. The Lodge at Deadwood
16. Lucky 8 Gaming Hall/Super 8 Motel
17. Martin & Mason Hotel including the Wooden Nickel Casino and Lee Street Station.
18. Mineral Palace Hotel & Gaming
19. Mustang Sally’s
20. Old Style Saloon #10 including The Utter Place card room.
21. Oyster Bay/Fairmont Hotel
22. Silverado-Franklin Historic Hotel & Gaming Complex
23. The Hickok House Hotel
24. Tin Lizzie Gaming including the Four Aces Casino
25. Veterans of Foreign War Black Hills Post 5969

List of Tribal Casinos in South Dakota

Residing in South Dakota are nine American Indian tribes. Each of these federally-recognized tribes has successfully negotiated a tribal-state gaming compact.

The eleven tribal casinos in South Dakota are:

1. Dakota Connection in Sisseton located 155 miles north of Sioux Falls a few miles from the border to North Dakota.
2. Dakota Sioux Casino & Hotel in Watertown located 113 miles north of Sioux Falls.
3. East Wind Casino in Martin located 154 miles southwest of Pierre.
4. Fort Randall Casino Hotel in Pickstown located 171 miles southeast of Pierre.
5. Golden Buffalo Casino in Lower Brule located 61 miles southeast of Pierre.
6. Grand River Casino and Resort in Mobridge located 108 miles north of Pierre.
7. Lode Star Casino & Hotel in Fort Thompson located 60 miles southeast of Pierre.
8. Prairie Wind Casino & Hotel in Pine Ridge located 199 miles southwest of Pierre.
9. Rosebud Casino in Valentine located 121 miles south of Pierre on the border to Nebraska.
10. Royal River Casino & Hotel in Flandreau located 45 miles north of Sioux Falls.
11. Turtle Creek Crossing Casino in Mission located 99 miles south of Pierre.

Other Gambling Establishments

As an alternative to enjoying South Dakota slot machine casino gambling, consider exploring casino options in a nearby state. Bordering South Dakota is:

• North: North Dakota Slots
• East: Iowa Slots and Minnesota Slots
• South: Nebraska Slots
• West: Montana Slots and Wyoming Slots

Each of the links above will take you to my state-specific blog for that neighboring state to South Dakota.

Payout Returns in South Dakota

South Dakota gaming regulations have set a minimum payout return of 80% during the expected lifetime of a slot machine at Deadwood casinos.

The Gaming Division of the South Dakota Department of Revenue provides Annual Reports which include the annual player win percentage for all Deadwood casinos. For fiscal year 2018, beginning in July 2017 and ending in June 2018, it was 90.34%.

At least 11 months after the most recent fiscal year has passed, the state gaming commission reports a monthly casino hold% for individual slot machine denominations at Deadwood casinos. Recall that player win percent equals 100% minus the casino hold%.

For example, the most recent month of June 2018 reports:

• Penny slots (2,388 units): 90.66%
• Nickel slots (115 units): 89.98% (lowest)
• Dime slots (6 units): 92.02%
• Quarter slots (203 units): 90.84%
• Fifty-cent slots: (11 units) 92.66% (second-highest)
• Dollar slots (274 units): 92.91% (highest)
• Five-dollar slots (74 units): 91.03%
• Twenty-Five-dollar slots (7 units): 90.63% (second-lowest)

At the request of the South Dakota Lottery, independent gaming labs created the odds of winning at each video lottery terminal game, none of which include slots. Instead, available games are video poker, video keno, video blackjack, and video bingo.

Our South Dakota Slots Facebook Group

Are you interested in sharing and learning with other slots enthusiasts in South Dakota? If so, join our new South Dakota slots community on Facebook. All you’ll need is a Facebook profile to freely join this closed Facebook Group.

There, you’ll be able to privately share your slots experiences as well as chat with players about slots gambling in or near South Dakota. Come join us!

Summary of South Dakota Slot Machine Casino Gambling in 2019

South Dakota slot machine casino gambling consists of twenty-five casinos in Deadwood and eleven tribal casinos spread throughout the state. Otherwise, there are 1,347 bars and taverns with non-slots video lottery terminals offering video poker, video keno, video blackjack, and video bingo.

South Dakota has established a minimum payout return limit of 80% for slot machines at its Deadwood casinos along with monthly statistics. Neither are publicly available from tribal casinos.

Annual Progress in South Dakota Slot Machine Casino Gambling

In Deadwood, over the last year, the Best Western Hickock House has changed owners and is now The Hickock House.

Archive: South Dakota Slot Machine Casino Gambling in 2018

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7 Tribes and 11 Indian Casinos

SD Indian Casinos

There are eleven American Indian gaming facilities in South Dakota. They are owned and operated by seven federally-recognized South Dakota tribes.

See our South Dakota Indian Casino List below for casino and tribe informatrion.

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SD State-Licensed Casinos

Other gambling in the state is licensed and regulated by the South Dakota Commission on Gaming. This includes 20 Deadwood casinos, simulcast horse and dog wagering, and live horse racing. See our Additional South Dakota Gambling section below for locations.

SD Authorized Casinos Games

Indian casinos and Deadwood casinos are authorized by the South Dakota Commission on Gaming to offer the folowing games:

SD Minimum Gambling Age

21 years of age for Indian casinos and Deadwood casinos.
18 years of age for simulcast and live horse racing.

SD Indian Casino List

Dakota Connection Casino
46102 South Dakota Hwy 10
Sisseton, SD 57262-9106
605-698-4273
800-542-2876

Dakota Sioux Casino
16415 Sioux Conifer Road
Watertown, SD 57201
800-658-4717
605-882-2051

East Wind Casino
Highway 18
Martin, SD
605-867-6300

Fort Randall Casino
East Highway 46
Pickstown, South Dakota 57367
605-487-7871
800-362-6333

Golden Buffalo Casino & Resort
321 Sitting Bull Street
Lower Brule, South Dakota 57548
(605) 473-5577

Lode Star Casino
1003 SD Highway 47
Fort Thompson, SD 57339
(605) 245-6000

Prairie Winds Casino & Hotel
Highway 18
Pine Ridge, SD 57770
605-867-6300
800-705-9463

Prairie Wind Casino - Dome
Highway 18
Pine Ridge, SD 57770

Rosebud Casino
Highway 83 and SD/NE State Line
605-378-3800
800-786-ROSE

Royal River Casino & Motel
607 S. Veterans Street
Flandreau, SD 57028
605- 997-3746
800-833-8666

Turtle Creek Crossing Casino
28281 US Highway 18
Mission, South Dakota 57555
605-856-2329

Yankton Sioux Travel Plaza
38581 SD Highway 46
Lake Andes, SD 57356
605-487-9561

SD Indian Casino List by Tribe

Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation
P.O. Box 50, Fort Thompson SD 57339.
Phone Number: (605) 245-2221 Fax Number: (605) 245-2470

Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe
P.O. Box 283, Flandreau SD 57028.
Phone Number: (605) 997-3891 Fax Number: (605) 997-3878

Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation
187 Oyate Circle, Lower Brule SD 57548.
Phone Number: (605) 473-5561 Fax Number: (605) 473-5606

Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation
P.O. Box 2070, Pine Ridge SD 57770.
Phone Number: (605) 867-8420 Fax Number: (605) 867-6076

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Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation
P.O. Box 430, Rosebud SD 57570.
Phone Number: (605) 747-2381 Fax Number: (605) 747-2434

Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation
Box 509, Agency Village SD 57262.
Phone Number: (605) 698-3911 Fax Number: (605) 698-7907

Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
P.O. Box 1153, Wagner SD 57380.
Phone Number: (605) 384-3804 Fax Number: (605) 384-5687

Additional South Dakota Gambling

Deadwood Casinos
For information on these casinos, see our Deadwood Casinos

Simulcast Horse and Dog Wagering
Triple Crown Casino, North Sioux City, SDj
Time Out Lounge, Rapid City, SD
Riders Up OTB, Sioux Falls, SD

Live Horse Racing
Horses race every spring at these locations:
Stanley County Fairgrounds, Ft. Pierre, SD
Brown County Fairgrounds, Aberdeen, SD

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03.11.2016 Negotiations Continue for Rosebud Sioux Tribe Class III Gaming

06.25.2015 Deadwood Casinos to Offer Additional Games
05.02.2015 Deadwood Casinos Prepare for Craps and Roulette Games

03.07.2014 Deadwood Casinos May Have New Games Approved

05.17.2012 $1000 betting limits adds more Casino Security

12.02.2011 SD Art Museum displays Blackfoot Legend Illustrations
11.30.2011 East Winds Casino Prepares to Open
10.11.2011 8 Native American Artists are Featured at SD Art Museum
10.11.2011 SD Art Museum Receives Valuable Art Donations
04.23.2011 Grand Falls Casino and Resort hosts last job fair

08.31.2010 Fort Randall Casino begins $10 million expansion
04.12.2010 Flandreau Santee Sioux proposes casino near Sioux Falls

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