South Dakota statute
SDCL § 22-25-13 — Keeping slot machines--Free play machines excepted--Misdemeanor--Manufacture not prohibited
Current through text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session)
Part of Chapter 25: Gambling And Lotteries, South Dakota Codified Laws.
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Full text of SDCL § 22-25-13
Statutory text current through the text effective June 30, 2026 (through the 2025 Regular Session). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of South Dakota.
No person may have in his possession, custody, or under his control or permit to be kept in any place under his possession or control, any slot machine or device. A slot machine or device is any machine upon the action of which anything of value is staked and which is operated by placing therein or thereon any coins, checks, slugs, balls, chips, tokens, or other articles, or in any other manner as a result of such operation anything of value is won or lost by the operation of such machine, when the result of such operation is dependent upon chance. This section does not extend to coin-operated nonpayout pin tables and arcade amusements, with free play features. A violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor.
This section does not prohibit the manufacture, or any act appurtenant to the manufacture, of slot machines or devices in this state for distribution and sale.
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Questions this section answers
Is keeping slot machines a felony or a misdemeanor in South Dakota?
Keeping slot machines is a Class 1 Misdemeanor in South Dakota under SDCL § 22-25-13.
Which South Dakota statute covers keeping slot machines?
Keeping slot machines is governed by SDCL § 22-25-13 (Keeping slot machines--Free play machines excepted--Misdemeanor--Manufacture not prohibited).
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.