There is hereby established in the Department of Revenue a division to be called the South Dakota Lottery under the direction of the South Dakota Lottery Commission. Under the supervision of the commission, an executive director shall administer the state lottery as provided in this chapter. In all decisions, the executive director and commission shall take into account the particularly sensitive nature of the lottery, and shall act to promote and ensure the integrity, security, honesty, and fairness of its operation and administration. The overall management of the state lottery and control over the operation of its games shall rest solely with the South Dakota Lottery.
S.D. Codified Laws § 42-7A-2
South Dakota Lottery established--Administration by executive director--Overall control and operation of games
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Law v. City of Sioux Falls (2011)
Most recently applied in Law v. City of Sioux Falls (September 2011)
Source: SL 1987, ch 313, § 2; SL 1993, ch 317, § 2; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex
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