History
- November 4, 1986: South Dakota voters approve a constitutional amendment a lottery.
- April 2, 1987: The bill to create the Lottery was signed
- October 16, 1989: Video lottery is established
- April 19, 1992: Powerball begins
- November 1992 Voters reject a plan to repeal video lottery
- June 22, 1994: Supreme Court rules video lottery is unconstitutional
- August 13, 1994: Video lottery machines shut down pursuant to court order
- November 8, 1994: Voters approve constitutional amendment to re-authorize video lottery
- November 22, 1994: Video lottery restored
- 2000: Voters rejected for a second time to repeal video lottery.
- 2006: Voters again rejected repealing video lottery.
- May 16, 2010, South Dakota joins Mega Millions
- January 15, 2012: Enhanced Powerball game begins.
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