22-25-52. Maximum duration of lottery--Refund of ticket price--Remittance of unclaimed refund--Deceptive trade practice.
No lottery may continue for longer than eighteen months after the date on which the first ticket is sold. If an organization determines that a drawing cannot be held within eighteen months, the organization shall within thirty days notify all purchasers that the lottery cannot be completed or prize awarded, and that each purchaser is entitled to a full refund of the ticket price upon the submission of a request for refund. If a purchaser fails to contact the organization and request a refund within one hundred eighty days after the notice was given, the organization shall remit the unclaimed refund amount to the Office of State Treasurer as unclaimed property pursuant to chapter 43-41B.
A violation of the provisions of this section constitutes a deceptive act or practice pursuant to the provisions of §37-24-6.
Source: SL 2015, ch 133, §1.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Chapter 25 - Gambling And Lotteries
Section 22-25-6 - Unlawful betting on animal races as common nuisance--Petty offense.
Section 22-25-14 - Slot machine and premises public nuisance--Manufacture not prohibited.
Section 22-25-23 - Bingo defined.
Section 22-25-24 - Lottery defined.
Section 22-25-25 - Bingo and lotteries permitted for restricted purposes--Conditions.
Section 22-25-25.1 - Congressionally chartered veterans' organization defined.
Section 22-25-26 - Unauthorized bingo or lottery as misdemeanor.
Section 22-25-27 - Provision of chapter not applicable to state lottery.
Section 22-25-28 - Distributor defined--Exemption for rental of noncommercial use.
Section 22-25-29 - Manufacturer defined.
Section 22-25-32 - Certain organizations not to be distributors or manufacturers.
Section 22-25-33 - Certain persons not to have interest in distributorship or manufacturer.
Section 22-25-34 - Additional persons who may not have interest in distributorship or manufacturer.
Section 22-25-39 - Sales to out-of-state customers.
Section 22-25-40 - Delivery of equipment and supplies sold for in-state use.
Section 22-25-42 - Separate statement of rebates and discounts.
Section 22-25-43 - Limit on gifts, premiums, and prizes from distributors and manufacturers.
Section 22-25-44 - Use of deal of pull-tabs as sales promotion.
Section 22-25-45 - Return of equipment, supplies, and pull-tabs--Recordation of transaction.
Section 22-25-46 - Requirements for deal of pull-tabs.
Section 22-25-47 - Numbering of disposable bingo cards.
Section 22-25-48 - Tax imposed on distributors--Payment.
Section 22-25-50 - Violation as misdemeanor--Second or subsequent violation as felony.