S.C. Code Ann. § 12-21-2793
Any location which operates or allows the operation of coin-operated machines pursuant to Section 12-21-2720(A)(3) which provides payouts authorized pursuant to Section 16-19-60 may not be located within five hundred feet within a county and within three hundred feet in a municipality of a public or private elementary, middle, or secondary school; a public or private kindergarten; a public playground or park; a public vocational or trade school or technical educational center; a public or private college or university; or house of worship. The owner of any location operating in violation of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than one hundred dollars and not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than sixty days. Each day of operation shall constitute a separate violation.
The penalty imposed by this section shall not be effective until after September 1, 1993. Any location relocating pursuant to this section may apply to the department for the reissuance of a license without charge.
The provisions of this section do not apply with respect to any location with machines with licenses issued before May 30, 1993.