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South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...
. It is a member of the
Multi-State Lottery Association The Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) is an American non-profit, government-benefit association owned and operated by agreement of its 34 member lotteries. MUSL was created to facilitate the operation of multi-jurisdictional lottery games, ...
(MUSL). The Lottery is headquartered in
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; it is a self-funded endeavor. The minimum age to buy tickets is 18; however, video lottery players must be at least 21.


History

* November 4, 1986: South Dakota voters approve a constitutional amendment a lottery. * April 2, 1987: The bill to create the Lottery was signed * October 16, 1989: Video lottery is established * April 19, 1992:
Powerball Powerball is an American lottery game offered by 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is coordinated by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). From its inaugural drawing on April 19, 1992, unti ...
begins * November 1992 Voters reject a plan to repeal video lottery * June 22, 1994: Supreme Court rules video lottery is unconstitutional * August 13, 1994: Video lottery machines shut down pursuant to court order * November 8, 1994: Voters approve constitutional amendment to re-authorize video lottery * November 22, 1994: Video lottery restored * 2000: Voters rejected for a second time to repeal video lottery. * 2006: Voters again rejected repealing video lottery. * May 16, 2010, South Dakota joins Mega Millions * January 15, 2012: Enhanced Powerball game begins * October 19, 2013: Current version of
Mega Millions Mega Millions (originally known as ''The Big Game'' in 1996 and renamed, temporarily, to ''The Big Game Mega Millions'' six years later) is an American multi-jurisdictional lottery game; as of January 30, 2020, it is offered in 45 states, the D ...
begins * June 4, 2017:
Lucky for Life Lucky for Life (LFL) is a lottery drawing game, which, as of June 28, 2021, is available in 22 states and the District of Columbia. Lucky for Life, which began in 2009 in Connecticut as ''Lucky-4-Life'', became a New England–wide game three ye ...
adds South Dakota


Games

South Dakota's games include: *Multi-state: **
Lucky for Life Lucky for Life (LFL) is a lottery drawing game, which, as of June 28, 2021, is available in 22 states and the District of Columbia. Lucky for Life, which began in 2009 in Connecticut as ''Lucky-4-Life'', became a New England–wide game three ye ...
**
Powerball Powerball is an American lottery game offered by 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is coordinated by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). From its inaugural drawing on April 19, 1992, unti ...
**
Mega Millions Mega Millions (originally known as ''The Big Game'' in 1996 and renamed, temporarily, to ''The Big Game Mega Millions'' six years later) is an American multi-jurisdictional lottery game; as of January 30, 2020, it is offered in 45 states, the D ...
**Hot Lotto *South Dakota only: ** Dakota Cash (5/35) ** Scratch-offs (each ticket costing $1 to $20) **Raffle (first drawing in 2007) **Video lottery


Dakota Cash

Dakota Cash is drawn Wednesdays and Saturdays. It draws 5 numbers from 1 through 35. Jackpots begin at $20,000. Each game is $1.


Lucky for Life

In 2009, the
Connecticut Lottery The Connecticut Lottery Corporation, also called the CT Lottery, is the official lottery in Connecticut. It was created in 1971 by then-Gov. Thomas Meskill, who signed Public Act No. 865. The first tickets were sold on February 15, 1972. The Conne ...
began a game then called ''Lucky-4-Life''. It eventually became a regional game, taking on its current name. In 2013, Lucky for Life added a second "lifetime" prize tier and began allowing such prizes to be paid in cash. In 2015, LFL further expanded into a quasi-national game. With South Dakota joining on June 4, 2017, LFL now is offered in 23 states and the
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. Lucky for Life players choose five white balls numbered 01 through 48 and one green "Lucky Ball" numbered 01 through 18. LFL continues to be drawn in
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with numbered balls and two classic-style drawing machines.


Hot Lotto

''Hot Lotto'' is offered in 14 states. It is drawn Wednesdays and Saturdays. The game draws five "white balls" numbered 1-47, and one orange "Hot Ball", numbered 1-19. Jackpots begin at $1,000,000 (all-cash, and "taxes-paid"). Hot Lotto also has an option called ''Sizzler''; it triples non-jackpot prizes. Originally, ''Hot Lotto'' drew from 39 "white balls"; jackpots were paid in 25 yearly installments unless the cash option was chosen. Unlike Lucky for Life, Hot Lotto numbers are drawn via a
random number generator Random number generation is a process by which, often by means of a random number generator (RNG), a sequence of numbers or symbols that cannot be reasonably predicted better than by random chance is generated. This means that the particular outc ...
(RNG).


Powerball

Since 1990, South Dakota has been a member of MUSL.
Powerball Powerball is an American lottery game offered by 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is coordinated by the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL). From its inaugural drawing on April 19, 1992, unti ...
began in 1992. Its jackpots begin at $40 million; it also is drawn Wednesdays and Saturdays.


Mega Millions

On October 13, 2009, the
Mega Millions Mega Millions (originally known as ''The Big Game'' in 1996 and renamed, temporarily, to ''The Big Game Mega Millions'' six years later) is an American multi-jurisdictional lottery game; as of January 30, 2020, it is offered in 45 states, the D ...
consortium and MUSL reached an agreement in principle to cross-sell
Mega Millions Mega Millions (originally known as ''The Big Game'' in 1996 and renamed, temporarily, to ''The Big Game Mega Millions'' six years later) is an American multi-jurisdictional lottery game; as of January 30, 2020, it is offered in 45 states, the D ...
and Powerball in US lottery jurisdictions. Most lotteries with either game prior to January 31, 2010 added the other on that date. South Dakota joined Mega Millions on May 16, 201

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