A person who is licensed as a key employee, operator, sports wagering services provider, or retailer may not play or be permitted to play or place a wager, except as a dealer, in any game in the licensed establishment where the person is employed or in which the person owns an interest except as permitted by this section. A support licensee or an individual who is an owner of a retail or operator license and is licensed as a key employee may play in a poker game but must wear an identification badge furnished by the commission.

No licensee employed by a manufacturer, distributor, or an associated equipment manufacturer or distributor licensed under SDCL chapter 42-7B may play any device operating on a slot management system that the manufacturer sells or leases or play any device that the manufacturer sells or leases.

No licensee employed by a sports wagering services provider under SDCL chapter 42-7B may play any device or program that the sports wagering services provider sells, leases or operates in South Dakota.

Source: 16 SDR 57, effective October 1, 1989; 16 SDR 233, effective July 1, 1990; 18 SDR 9, effective July 23, 1991; transferred from § 20:18:21:03 , 21 SDR 98, effective November 30, 1994; 22 SDR 189, effective July 11, 1996; 41 SDR 7, effective July 29, 2014 ; 47 SDR 137, effective June 28, 2021; 49 SDR 9, effective August 9, 2022 .

General Authority: SDCL 42-7B-7 , 42-7B-11 (13) .

Law Implemented: SDCL 42-7B-2.1 , 42-7B-7 .

Prior versions effective: 2021-06-28, 2014-07-29, 1996-01-11.