State database · SD · verified 2026-10-03
Sweepstakes laws in South Dakota
No sweepstakes-casino statute, 2025 or 2026 bill, or enforcement action found in the sources checked; a 2000 law makes running an internet gambling business from South Dakota a felony.
Disclosure: this site's publisher, Luck Incorporated LLC, operates Chance Infinite, one of the apps in these databases. Its entry is built from its own documents under the same rules as every other entry. This is reference information, not legal advice; official rules and statutes control.
- Status
- Nothing specific found
- Enforcement actions on record
- 0
- Ranked free apps open to residents
- 5 of 6
- Sweepstakes-casino brands and South Dakota
- 0 exclude it, 0 limit it, of 18 tracked
Rules for any sweepstakes in South Dakota
- Lottery definition (S.D. Codified Laws 22-25-24): South Dakota's gambling chapter defines a lottery as a plan in which, for a valuable consideration, money is raised by selling chances to share in the distribution of prizes. [S1]
Free sweepstakes apps open to South Dakota residents
Our ranked apps, by what each one's own official rules say about South Dakota. Chance Infinite is operated by this site's publisher.
| App | Our rank | South Dakota |
|---|---|---|
| Chance Infinite | 1, 81/100 | Open |
| Coinnect | 2, 71/100 | Excluded |
| Prizes by GAMEE | 3 (tied), 54/100 | Open |
| Winsome Rewards | 3 (tied), 54/100 | Open |
| PCH+ | 5, 51/100 | Open (app listed unavailable) |
| PCH Lotto | 6, 48/100 | Open (app listed unavailable) |
Sweepstakes casinos and South Dakota
What the 18 sweepstakes-casino brands in our database say about South Dakota in their own documents. These lists give no grade; some of these brands pay SweepstakeReport a commission through the links on their fact sheets. We do not judge whether any brand may operate in South Dakota, and documents change often.
- Exclude South Dakota: none
- Limit South Dakota (for example Gold Coin only): none
- Do not exclude it: Chumba Casino, Crown Coins Casino, Fortune Wins, Global Poker, Hello Millions, High 5 Casino, Jackpota, Legendz, LuckyLand Casino, McLuck, Mega Bonanza, Modo, Pulsz, Pulsz Bingo, Sportzino, Spree, Stake.us, Zula Casino
207 sweepstakes casinos' own terms do not exclude South Dakota: see the counts for South Dakota.
Regulator
South Dakota Commission on Gaming (Department of Revenue)
Notes
Read the 3 research notes
- South Dakota's internet gambling chapter, enacted in 2000, bars a person engaged in a gambling business from using the internet to bet or wager and bars anyone from establishing a location or site in the state to conduct a gambling business over the internet; a first offense is a Class 6 felony, and the Attorney General may notify a gambling business that its website is illegal in the state (S2, S3, S4, S5). The chapter does not mention sweepstakes.
- On August 4, 2025 the South Dakota Commission on Gaming alerted the public to fraudulent online casinos falsely claiming to be affiliated with licensed South Dakota gaming establishments, some imitating the branding of Deadwood and tribal casinos, and stated that under South Dakota law any online platform offering casino-style games such as slots, table games, sports wagering or digital card games is not authorized (S6). The alert does not mention sweepstakes casinos, so it is not listed as enforcement aimed at them.
- Bill titles in the 2025 and 2026 sessions include video lottery limits, gaming revenue distribution, online pari-mutuel wagering licensure, bingo for booster clubs and proposed constitutional amendments on mobile sports wagering; none concerns online sweepstakes casinos (S7).
What we could not establish
- The Attorney General's site search for sweepstakes returned an error page on 2026-10-03. The press release list as served covers October 6, 2025 to October 2, 2026 and contains no item about sweepstakes casinos or online gambling; earlier releases were not reviewed (S8).
- We filtered bill titles, not full bill text.
- The Department of Revenue site search (dor.sd.gov/search) returned no results for sweepstakes and also for the control term casino on 2026-10-03, so it was not a usable check of the Commission on Gaming's own pages.
Common questions
Does South Dakota have a law on online sweepstakes casinos?
We found no statute in South Dakota that names online sweepstakes casinos in the sources we checked, last verified October 3, 2026. Status on this page: nothing specific found.
Which ranked free sweepstakes apps accept South Dakota residents?
Per their own official rules, Chance Infinite, Prizes by GAMEE, Winsome Rewards, PCH+ and PCH Lotto accept residents of South Dakota, and Coinnect excludes it. Chance Infinite is operated by the publisher of this site.
Do sweepstakes casinos accept players in South Dakota?
Of the 18 sweepstakes casino brands in our database, 0 exclude South Dakota and 0 limit it in their own documents, last verified October 3, 2026. Documents change often, so read the current terms first.
Sources
- S1 South Dakota Legislature, S.D. Codified Laws 22-25-24, Lottery defined, retrieved October 3, 2026
- S2 South Dakota Legislature, S.D. Codified Laws 22-25A-7, Internet betting by person engaged in gambling business prohibited, retrieved October 3, 2026
- S3 South Dakota Legislature, S.D. Codified Laws 22-25A-8, Establishment of internet gambling business prohibited, retrieved October 3, 2026
- S4 South Dakota Legislature, S.D. Codified Laws 22-25A-10, Violation a felony, retrieved October 3, 2026
- S5 South Dakota Legislature, S.D. Codified Laws 22-25A-12, Notification of illegal web site and penalties, retrieved October 3, 2026
- S6 South Dakota Department of Revenue, Commission on Gaming, Beware of Fraudulent Online Casinos Targeting Individuals (August 4, 2025), retrieved October 3, 2026
- S7 South Dakota Legislature, Bills by session, 2025 (session 70) and 2026 (session 71), retrieved October 3, 2026
- S8 South Dakota Attorney General, Press releases, retrieved October 3, 2026
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