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South Dakota Lottery
Address: 207E Capitol, Suite 200
Pierre, SD 57501
PO Box 7107
Internet: www.sdlottery.org
E-mail Address: lottery@state.sd.us
Phone: (605) 773-5770
Fax: (605) 773-5786
Population: 812,383
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division
Lottery Director: Norman Lingle
Year Lottery Founded: 1987
Sales FY 2001:
Sales FY 2002:
Sales FY 2003:
Sales FY 2004:
Sales FY 2005:
Sales FY 2006:
Sales FY 2007:
Sales FY 2008:
$586.8 million
$629.9 million
$646.7 million
$664.42 million
$675.64 million
$686.01 million
$692.42 million
$704.26 million
Sales Per Capita: $911
Number of Employees: 33
Retailers: 604
On-line Vendor: Gtech
On-line Vendor Contract: Gtech - five-year online lottery contract commences August 3, 2009.
Instant Ticket Vendor: Sci Games
Instant Ticket Vendor Contract: Primary Contract Scientific Games - as of August 2009 one year remaining on contract with SGI
Advertising: Media One
VLT(s) Sci Games
Games Offered: Instant, Powerball, Dakota Cash , Wild Card, Hot Lotto and VLTs.
Beneficiaries: Property Tax Reduction Fund, Capital Construction and General Fund
Jurisdiction: South Dakota -- USA


Lottery Financials

Download the 2009 Annual Report from the South Dakota Lottery in pdf Format - CLICK HERE


Background Information

Norman named Executive Director of the South Dakota Lottery
Norman Lingle was named Executive Director of the South Dakota Lottery in January, 2005.
Prior to joining the Lottery, Lingle served as the manager of the Community Development Block Grant program for the Governor's Office of Economic Development, where he worked with communities from across the state on more than 100 development projects. He has also served as the manager of the state energy program and as an accountant for the state department of health.
Lingle has a bachelor of science degree in economics from South Dakota State University and is a certified economic development finance professional. He is a member of the Pierre Public School Board; Lingle, 40, and his wife Sarah have three children.

Lottery News 2010

South Dakota Lottery Relocating Its Pierre Office
PIERRE, South Dakota (August 22, 2010) - The South Dakota Lottery on Monday will open its new office in Pierre........Subscribers

Pierre Lottery Office to Relocate
PIERRE, South Dakota (August 5, 2010) - After more than 20 years in the historic St. Charles Building, the South Dakota Lottery’s office in Pierre is moving to a new home.....Subscribers

Sioux Falls Man Agrees to Pay Restitution for Fake Video Lottery Tickets
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota (June 29, 2010) - A 28-year-old Sioux Falls man agreed today to pay restitution to the Sioux Falls bars where he passed a handful of fake video lottery tickets last fall............Subscribers

Validation Suspension Lifted for Wild Card 2 Tickets
PIERRE, South Dakota (June 11, 2010) - Holders of Wild Card 2 lotto tickets from the June 9, 2010 drawing can now have their tickets validated. The South Dakota Lottery had temporarily halted validations for such tickets beginning yesterday afternoon when it was discovered that.................Subscribers

Wild Card Lotto Ticket Validations Temporarily Halted
PIERRE, South Dakota (June 10, 2010) - The South Dakota Lottery has temporarily halted validations for Wild Card 2 lotto tickets purchased for the June 9, 2010 drawing to correct an error with the winning numbers.............Subscribers

Mega Millions Lotto Game Cleared to Begin in South Dakota
PIERRE, South Dakota (April 21, 2010) -  The South Dakota Lottery received final approval to offer the Mega Millions lotto game from the Legislature’s rules review committee Tuesday..............Subscribers

South Dakota Lottery to Consider Adding Mega Millions
PIERRE, South Dakota (March 23, 2010) -- News reports indicate that the South Dakota Lottery Commission is preparing to add another lotto game....................Subscribers

Bill Closes Gambling Voidability Loophole
PIERRE, South Dakota (February 24, 2010) -- A loophole that allowed a South Dakota man to avoid repaying a $33,000 debt because he once lost $1,500 to the lender in a card game would close under a bill headed to the governor's desk....................Subscribers

Lottery News 2009

Lottery Tickets to be Sold in Vending Machines Soon
PIERRE, South Dakota (November 6, 2009) - The South Dakota Lottery wants to try selling scratch-off tickets in vending machines. The state Lottery Commission decided Thursday to allow a pilot project .....................Subscribers

State Lottery Office To Cut Winning Numbers Hot Line
RAPID CITY, South Dakota (October 14, 2009) -- Citing declining use and the emergence of new technologies such as their own Web site, South Dakota Lottery officials say the state will pull the plug on the hot line beginning November 1.....................Subscribers

State Officials Try Out New Lottery Machines
ABERDEEN, South Dakota (August 29, 2009) - The South Dakota Lottery's new system for selling lotto tickets seems to be going over well....................Subscribers

New Pheasants Forever Scratch Game From South Dakota Lottery Targets Pheasant Hunters
The perfect shot could land you up to $12,000!
PIERRE, South Dakota (August 26, 2009)- Pheasant hunters and conservationists in the nation’s “Pheasant Capital” will have another way to scratch that pheasant itch this fall with the new Pheasants Forever $2 scratch game from the South Dakota Lottery. ....................Subscribers

South Dakota Lottery Machines Get Upgrade
PIERRE, South Dakota (July 25, 2009) - Beginning in just a few weeks playing the lottery will get easier in South Dakota.  A brand new machine promises to make the lives of retailers and players much easier........................Subscribers

State Upgrading Lottery System; Lotto Players Encouraged to Turn in "Old" Tickets Before Conversion
PIERRE, South Dakota (July 27, 2009) - With the South Dakota Lottery converting to a new system for selling lotto tickets early next week, Lottery officials encourage players who may be holding lotto tickets generated by the current system to bring those tickets in to their Lottery retailers before Aug. 1...............Subscribers

South Dakota State Lottery Changing To New Lotto System
PIERRE, South Dakota (June 20, 2009) -- news sources reported today South Dakota Lottery Director Norm Lingle said that effective August 2, 2009 new terminals for lotto tickets will be up and running in the state................Subscription

Commissioners Accept Video Lottery Contract
PIERRE, SOUTH Dakota (June 1, 2009) -  According to local media reports the South Dakota Lottery Commission approved a new contract last week that will allow video lottery establishments to continue using the highly popular but obsolete VLC model 8700 gambling terminals....................Subscribers

State Lottery Sales Down Across The Board
PIERRE, South Dakota (May 27, 2009) – According to reports presented Wednesday to the South Dakota Lottery Commission, sales for video lottery, lotto and instant-tickets are all down for the budget...................Subscribers

Lottery News 2008

Slumping Economy Not Hurting Video Lottery Sales
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, USA (November 14, 2008) -- The slumping economy is not stopping South Dakotans from taking a gamble. According to local media reports people invested nearly $662 million into the state's video lottery machines during the 2008 fiscal year, that's..................Subscribers

GTECH Selected By The South Dakota Lottery To Negotiate Five-Year Integrated Services Contract, Following Competitive Procurement
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (October 28, 2008) – GTECH Corporation announced that it has been selected to negotiate a five-year online lottery contract with the South Dakota Lottery to provide a new online central system, terminals, and ongoing lottery and marketing consultancy services................Subscribers

S.D. Gambling Revenues Increasing
PIERRE, South Dakota (August 27, 2008) - Gambling revenues are holding their own, both in Deadwood casinos and South Dakota lottery games - despite the weak economy.............Subscribers

Sturgis Event to Launch Sales of Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Scratch Game
PIERRE, South Dakota (April 25,2008) -- Sales of the South Dakota Lottery’s new Sturgis Motorcycle Rally instant scratch game will start on April 30 with a special event in Sturgis................Subscribers

SD Lottery to Release “Sturgis Motorcycle Rally” Instant Scratch Game
STURGIS, South Dakota, USA (February 28, 2008) - The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally announced    this week that the South Dakota Lottery will release an instant scratch game in celebration of the 68th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, a first for both the Lottery and the Rally...............Read the full story at: Vol.42 No.10

Lottery News 2007

Lottery Raffle Going as Planned
PIERRE, South Dakota (December 14, 2007) - A South Dakota Lottery official says more than 43,000 Dakota Raffle tickets have been sold since the first-ever statewide raffle game began on September 30th...............Subscribers

“Family Guy” Is a Top Seller in South Dakota
Animated Sitcom Proves Popular Among Lottery Players
ALPHARETTA, Georgia, USA (September 12, 2007) -- After the first three weeks of sales, “Family Guy,” the Emmy® Award-winning animated series, remains the top selling $2 instant ticket over all other $2 games currently on the market in South Dakota...............................Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.12

State Lottery Marks Twenty Years
RAPID CITY, South Dakota, USA (August 27, 2007) -- State government in South Dakota has received more than $1.5 billion in revenues from state lottery games since they were legalized two decades ago..........................Subscribers

South Dakota State Lottery to Feature First Raffle
PIERRE, South Dakota, USA (August 22, 2007) - The first-ever state lottery raffle will be held later this year to mark the 20th anniversary of legalized lottery games in South Dakota...........Subscribers

Lottery Revenue Tops $1.5 Billion
PIERRE, South Dakota, USA (July 12, 2007) -- The total amount of revenue raised by the South Dakota Lottery topped more than $1.5 billion at the recent completion of the state’s fiscal year...........Read the full story at: Vol.40 No.4

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