Gambling In South Dakota

There are a huge amount of casinos where you can go to to go gambling in South Dakota, so if you want to gamble in this state then your luck will certainly be in! Bars and taverns are allowed to have up to ten VLTs (video lottery terminals) with games such as poker, keno, blackjack, and bingo, while you can only find slot machines or live poker and blackjack at Indian casinos or in the city of Deadwood. The notoriety of this area, on which a television series was created a few years ago, is largely to account for the amount of visitors who come here, looking for a taste of the Wild West. If you have heard a two pair poker hand of black aces and black eights referred to as a Dead Man’s Hand, this is where the name came from: Wild Bill Hickok was shot dead whilst playing in the No. 10 Saloon, and that is the hand that he drew. Calamity Jane and Wild Bill himself are both buried in the local cemetery, and the No. 10 Saloon still exists, having thrived on the legend since the day that it happened!

Stepping into Deadwood is like going back into the past, with all of the buildings in the downtown area required by law to conform with the 1880s architecture that remains since that time. You can gamble inside historic structures or new buildings created in the same style, and there is the Deadwood Trolley shuttle service that will take you around all of the casinos for just $1 a ride. Though the minimum age for gambling is twenty one, South Dakota casinos allow minors to enter and you will even find children standing next to their parents while they play, something you would not be likely to come across elsewhere.

There are many casinos where you can go gambling in South Dakota, so we will simply list them all here. You can try those based on historical figures and scenes: the Best Western Hickok House, Bullock Express, Bullock Hotel, Cadillac Jack’s Gaming Resort, Deadwood Dick’s Saloon and Gambling Hall, Deadwood Gulch Resort, Deadwood Gulch Saloon, Deadwood Mountain Grand, Hickok’s Iron Horse, Hickok’s Saloon, McKenna’s Gold, Miss Kitty’s Gaming Emporium, Mustang Sally’s, Old Style Saloon #10, Silverado – Fanklin Historic Hotel and Gaming Complex, Tin Lizzie Gaming, and Wooden Nickel.

Then there are those such as Bourbon Street, Buffalo-Bodega Gaming Complex, Celebrity Hotel and Casino, Dakota Connection, Dakota Sioux Casino and Hotel, First Gold Hotel and Gaming, Fort Randall Casino Hotel, Four Aces, Gold Country Inn, Gold Dust Gaming and Entertainment Complex, Golden Buffalo Casino, Grand River Casino and Lodge, Gulches of Fun, Lodge Star Casino, The Lodge at Deadwood, Lucky 8 Gaming Hall Super 8 Motel, Lucky Nugget, Midnight Star, Mineral Palace Hotel and Gaming Complex, Oyster Bay-Fairmont Hotel, Prairie Wind Casino, Rosebud Casino, Royal River Casino and Hotel, and Veterans of Foreign War. All these casinos will help to make your stay in South Dakota very enjoyable indeed, as there is so much choice you will be utterly spoilt!