South Dakota Casinos and South Dakota Gambling

South Dakota, Sioux Falls battle over lottery issue

News Brief: A top official in Gov. Mike Rounds' administration issued a warning to Sioux Falls city leaders last week, setting the stage for a possible legal showdown over video lottery. read more

Royal River Casino chooses Agilysys

Agilysys, Inc. reports that Royal River Casino & Hotel in Flandreau, South Dakota has selected the InfoGenesis POS system by Agilysys. read more

Reward for casino robbery info

A reward of up to $10,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the four robberies that have occurred at Sioux Falls, S.D., area casinos since Aug. 10, 2007. read more

South Dakota gaming board considers cashless system

News Brief: The South Dakota Gaming Commission is considering the possibility of going to a cashless gaming system. read more

South Dakota tribe files against state

News Brief: Governor Mike Rounds and the state of South Dakote refuse to negotiate in good faith a gaming compact with the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe, the tribe says in a federal lawsuit. read more

Tribe sues state over gambling compact

News Brief: The Flandreau Sioux Tribe has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Governor Mike Rounds and other state officials have unfairly prevented the tribe from adding more slot machines at its casino in Flandreau. read more

South Dakota tribe wants more slots

News Brief: Some Oglala Sioux Tribe member say that more slots are needed in order to proceed with an ambitious plan to turn the Prairie Winds Casino into a destination resort. read more

South Dakota video lottery gets strong support

News Brief: South Dakota voters voted ‘yes’ by the strongest margin yet for legalizing video lottery. read more

Voter turnout may affect VLT results

News Brief: Some wonder whether a high turnout of so-called values voters also might affect the results of South Dakota’s video lottery vote. read more

South Dakota tribe discusses casino issues

News Brief: The United Sioux Tribes held a special meeting on Thursday to discuss frustrations with South Dakota’s negotiations over tribal gaming compacts in which a national media campaign against the state was considered. read more

Gambling foes may find ally in casino tribes

News Brief: In their fourth attempt to eliminate video lottery since it was adopted in 1989, foes of South Dakota's seemingly omnipresent casinos might have found an ironic ally - tribal gaming. read more

Actor Renews Bid for Casino

News Brief: Actor Kevin Costner is returning to court in a renewed bid to take sole ownership of a US casino. read more

Video Lottery Ballot Clarification Ordered

News Brief: Circuit Judge Max Gors ordered South Dakota officials to add an explanation to November's ballot about the repeal of video lottery, putting the tax loss of $112 million into the context of the state budget. read more

AG Criticized for Slot Measure Explanation

News Brief: South Dakota Attorney General Larry Long was criticized Monday for his explanation of a ballot measure that seeks to repeal video lottery. read more

South Dakota Video Lottery Case May Head to Supreme Court

News Brief: Secretary of State Chris Nelson and Attorney General Larry Long are willing to have the challenge from a group that wants video lottery repealed to bypass the circuit court and head straight to the South Dakota Supreme Court. read more