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Increase the minimum age to purchase a lottery ticket.
South Dakota's minimum age to buy lottery tickets would increase from 18 to 21 years old. Sellers who knowingly sell tickets to anyone under 21 would face stiffer penalties—a Class 1 misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class 6 felony for repeat offenses. The law would still allow lottery tickets to be given as gifts to minors, though any winnings would go to their parent or guardian.