South Dakota

News & Analysis

News In Brief: February 20-February 24, 2023

Brazilian state launches first ever regulated sports-betting site, Hong Kong will extract an additional HK$12bn from the Hong Kong Jockey Club over five years and Missouri committee favours bill without VLTs.

U.S. Operators Facing Fines As Sports Betting Expands

Although dollar figures have yet to approach the eight-figure fines in international jurisdictions, U.S. regulators continue to be active when it comes to sanctions for operators in the rapidly expanding sports-betting market.

Continental Drift: U.S., Europe On Different Tracks For Online Gambling Enforcement

One day before New Jersey published the joint largest fine of the post-PASPA era of U.S. sports betting earlier this month, the UK Gambling Commission issued a penalty almost 100 times that amount, underlining different approaches to enforcement actions on the two sides of the Atlantic.

News In Brief: March 21-March 25, 2022

European operators to pool anti-cybercrime resources, a Missouri betting bill makes progress, while another in Minnesota narrowly survives its latest vote.

News In Brief: February 28-March 4, 2022

France gives regulator power to block websites, New Jersey fines DraftKings $150,000 and NagaCorp halts construction work on its Russian casino project.

Research & Reports

Special Report: U.S. Ballot Initiatives and Gubernatorial Races — November 2020

Voters in several key gaming states voted on November 3 to determine the outcome of key gambling initiatives, as well as elect state governors that will influence gaming policy for at least the next four years.

U.S. Regulatory Roundup: September 2019

This roundup of key legislative and regulatory developments from September 2019 includes information on: gaming litigation in Florida and South Dakota; regulations in Illinois and Nevada; and gaming legislation in North Carolina.

Special Report: Distributed Gaming In U.S. States

Although many states restrict Las Vegas-style slot machines to commercial and tribal casinos, a handful of U.S. gaming jurisdictions also permit limited-stakes video lottery terminals (VLTs) or video gaming machines (VGTs) in non-casino venues such as bars, restaurants, and civic organizations.

In recent years, this segment of the U.S. gaming market — sometimes referred to as slot-route operations or distributed gaming — has attracted greater attention among policymakers, in part due to the explosive growth of Illinois’ VGT market.

U.S. Regulatory Roundup: June 2019

This roundup of key legislative and regulatory developments from June 2019 includes information on gaming litigation in New Hampshire and Pennsylvania, tribal gaming litigation in California, fantasy sports legislation in Delaware, gaming legislation in Illinois, Ohio and Texas.

U.S. Regulatory Roundup: November 2018

This roundup of key legislative and regulatory developments from November 2018 includes information on sports betting in the District of Columbia, Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee and South Dakota, fantasy sports in Michigan, tribal gaming in California and Maine, and gaming legislation in Illinois and Nevada.

Data & Forecasts

Market Monitor: U.S. Sports Betting

This monthly report benchmarks key data from the emerging, highly-prized U.S. sports betting sector, projected to be worth $16bn-22bn in annual GGR by 2026. State-specific handle, gross revenue and gross margin figures are accompanied by online market shares by license holder and associated brand(s).

Market Monitor: U.S. Commercial Gaming

This monthly report spans more than 100,000 data points, detailing trends in U.S. land-based commercial gaming since the start of 2007. Key headline casino metrics, split by state, region and market, sit alongside data from other emerging segments such as VGTs and instant racing.

Market Monitor: U.S. Lotteries

This report provides comprehensive benchmarking of key operational metrics across all 46 state lotteries in the $100bn+ U.S. lottery market. Featuring an interactive dashboard which facilitates visual cross-lottery comparisons, the dataset aggregates information from more than 900 annual lottery reports since 2000.

South Dakota - Lottery Annual Report - FY2002 to FY2022

Latest Annual Report data from the South Dakota Lottery. The data released for the state contains the following information: Video lottery revenue, instant ticket sales, on-line ticket sales, prizes, retailer commissions, operating expenses and operating income. There are approximately 445 data points in this document.

South Dakota - Revenue Report - Jul, 2004 to Jan, 2023

Latest monthly Revenue Report from the South Dakota Gaming Commission. The data released for the state contains the following information: Number of units, drop, gross revenue, hold per unit, hold percentage and simulcast handle. There are approximately 14,560 data points in this document.