Self-exclusion in South Dakota
How to put yourself on South Dakota's self-exclusion list, what it covers, and what it does not.
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- Programme
- A self-exclusion request handled by the South Dakota Commission on Gaming, which publishes a 'Self Exclusion Request Form' on its gaming page for electronic submission. There is no branded programme name. Underneath it, the rules place the duty on operators: ARSD 20:18:12.01:26 requires each licensee to 'develop a self-exclusion plan or voluntary exclusion plan'.dor.sd.gov, checked 3 October 2026
- Covers online betting
- Not confirmed. Neither the Commission's gaming page nor the request form states whether online or mobile wagering is covered. The Commission's rules carry a 'Self-exclusion plan' requirement in both the casino rules (ARSD 20:18:12.01:26) and the sports wagering rules (20:18:35:41), but that text sets out a licensee's duty to have a plan rather than the scope of a player's exclusion. Ask the Commission on (605) 578-3074 what the form actually blocks before relying on it for anything online. Check with South Dakota Commission on Gaming, 120 Industrial Drive, Suite 1, Spearfish SD 57783; (605) 578-3074. Video lottery and draw games sit with the separate South Dakota Lottery in Pierre (lottery@state.sd.us)..rules.sd.gov, checked 3 October 2026
- Covers casinos and shops
- Deadwood casino licensees must act on a self-exclusion request. ARSD 20:18:12.01:26 requires that 'a licensee conducting gaming shall develop a self-exclusion plan or voluntary exclusion plan to prevent any person, who informs the licensee of that person's desire to participate in a self-exclusion or voluntary exclusion program, from participating in gaming', with the plan approved by the executive secretary and 'monthly reporting of voluntarily excluded persons'. A 'voluntarily-excluded person' is defined as an individual whose name is on a self-exclusion list at their own request.dor.sd.gov, checked 3 October 2026
- Covers the lottery
- Not by anything we could confirm, and this is South Dakota's biggest gap. Video lottery — the terminals in bars across the state — sits with the South Dakota Lottery, not the Commission on Gaming. The Lottery's Responsible Play page offers budget advice, warning signs, treatment funding and the problem gambling helpline on 1-888-781-HELP, and carries no self-exclusion option at all. So the Commission's form, whatever its reach in Deadwood, should not be assumed to stop video lottery play.lottery.sd.gov, checked 3 October 2026
- How long you can choose
- Not confirmed. The form presents a choice of periods but its options did not render to us, and the Commission's rules state no term lengths. We will not guess at the lengths on a form someone is about to sign. Ask the Commission on (605) 578-3074 for the available periods, and get the one you chose confirmed in writing. Check with South Dakota Commission on Gaming, 120 Industrial Drive, Suite 1, Spearfish SD 57783; (605) 578-3074. Video lottery and draw games sit with the separate South Dakota Lottery in Pierre (lottery@state.sd.us)..sddor.seamlessdocs.com, checked 3 October 2026
- Can it be undone
- Not confirmed. Nothing on the Commission's gaming page, in the request form, or in ARSD 20:18:12.01:26 says whether a South Dakota self-exclusion can be ended early, or what the removal process is. Ask the Commission before enrolling if that matters to you. Check with South Dakota Commission on Gaming, 120 Industrial Drive, Suite 1, Spearfish SD 57783; (605) 578-3074. Video lottery and draw games sit with the separate South Dakota Lottery in Pierre (lottery@state.sd.us)..sddor.seamlessdocs.com, checked 3 October 2026
- What happens when it ends
- Not confirmed. We could not confirm what happens when a South Dakota self-exclusion period ends — whether the Commission removes you automatically on the final day or you stay listed until you ask to come off. The rules describe the licensee's duty to maintain a plan and report excluded persons, and say nothing about expiry. This is the field most likely to leave someone believing they are still excluded when they are not, so ask the Commission on (605) 578-3074 to tell you in writing what happens at the end of your term, and diarise the date either way. Check with South Dakota Commission on Gaming, 120 Industrial Drive, Suite 1, Spearfish SD 57783; (605) 578-3074. Video lottery and draw games sit with the separate South Dakota Lottery in Pierre (lottery@state.sd.us)..dor.sd.gov, checked 3 October 2026
- How you sign up
- Online. The Commission publishes a 'Self Exclusion Request Form' hosted at sddor.seamlessdocs.com, reached from its gaming page. It requires you to attach a copy of your driver's licence or identification card and a facial photo, and to sign electronically, agreeing to binding contract language. No notary is requested on the form. Until recently the form was obtained at casino player's clubs, so if you are handed a paper version, check you are using the Commission's current one.sddor.seamlessdocs.com, checked 3 October 2026
Worth knowing before you start
Two things to get straight before you rely on anything here. First, do not confuse the two 'exclusion' items on the Commission's own gaming page: the published 'Exclusion List' PDF is the Commission's involuntary list of barred persons, not a self-exclusion register, and being on one has nothing to do with the other. Second, South Dakota's gambling is split between two agencies, and the self-exclusion request only reaches one of them — the Commission on Gaming regulates Deadwood casinos and sports wagering, while statewide video lottery in bars belongs to the South Dakota Lottery, which publishes no exclusion scheme. For many people in South Dakota the machine in the bar is the problem, and this form is not an answer to it; pair it with a bank gambling block and device blockers. The programme is also mid-change: in a notice of public hearing for 16 December 2025 in Deadwood, the Commission proposed amending both ARSD 20:18:12.01:26 and 20:18:35:41 because it 'seeks to take over administration of the self-exclusion plan from industry to alleviate management requirements from each property and better synchronized distribution of the plan'. That should mean a genuinely centralised list rather than per-casino plans, but we could not confirm the final adopted text, so ask the Commission what is in force on the day you enrol. Helplines: South Dakota's problem gambling helpline is 1-888-781-HELP; the national line is 1-800-GAMBLER.
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