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increase dollar limits related to play on video lottery machines.

This bill increases the maximum amount players can wager on a single game on video lottery machines from two dollars to four dollars. It also raises the maximum prize or credit award per bet from one thousand dollars to five thousand dollars.

authorize sports wagering within a licensed affiliate business.

This bill allows sports wagering to take place at licensed affiliate businesses in South Dakota, expanding where people can place bets beyond the current gaming establishments in Deadwood. The bill modifies the state's gaming law to define and permit advance deposit sports wagering—where customers can open accounts and use those funds to bet on sporting events—at these new affiliate business locations.

increase the limit on the number of video lottery machines in a licensed establishment.

SB 183 allows licensed establishments to operate more video lottery machines than current law permits. The bill amends the existing limit on video lottery machines in establishments, though the specific new number is not detailed in the provided excerpt.

provide for ticket-in, ticket-out video lottery.

This bill allows South Dakota video lottery machines to use a "ticket-in, ticket-out" system, where players insert tickets or cards instead of coins to play and receive printed tickets as winnings rather than coins dropping into a tray. The change modernizes video lottery operations by replacing the older coin-based system with a more convenient electronic ticketing method for players at licensed bars and lounges.

revise certain provisions regarding census estimates for the purposes of off-sale and on-sale liquor licenses.

South Dakota cities currently use the most recent federal census data to determine how many liquor licenses they can issue, but this bill changes how they calculate population for that purpose. Going forward, cities must use 90 percent of the U.S. Census Bureau's annual population estimates for even-numbered years (rather than the full estimate), and only use the actual decennial census count every ten years. This adjustment effectively lowers the population figures used to calculate license limits, which could allow some cities to issue fewer licenses or maintain existing license counts even if their official population has grown.