For Immediate Release: October 3, 2012
Contact: Kelly Thompson, 605-773-5770 or kelly.thompson@state.sd.us

South Dakota Lottery Celebrates 25 Years

PIERRE, S.D. – While the South Dakota Lottery officially turned 25 years old on Sept. 30, 2012, lottery officials commemorated the event with Gov. Dennis Daugaard by posing for a photo on the State Capitol steps on Sept. 28, 2012.

Current members of the state Lottery Commission along with Lottery Executive Director Norm Lingle and Department of Revenue Secretary Andy Gerlach presented the Governor with a commemorative check for $2.13 billion, the amount raised by the Lottery for the State of South Dakota since it began selling tickets in 1987.

Revenue raised through the sale of scratch tickets, lotto tickets and video lottery play helps fund education, lowers property taxes, and develops natural resources.

For more information on the South Dakota Lottery’s 25^th Anniversary, visit the Lottery website at www.lottery.sd.gov or their Facebook page.

Pictured in the photo are: (Front Row) Andy Gerlach, Secretary, Department of Revenue; Governor Dennis Daugaard; Bob Hartford, Chairman, Lottery Commission; Norm Lingle, Executive Director, South Dakota Lottery. (Back Row) Kory Menken, Lottery Commission; Doyle Estes, Vice Chairman, Lottery Commission; Brent Dykstra, Lottery Commission; Jim Peterson, Lottery Commission; Roger Novotny, Lottery Commission; and Dick Werner, Lottery Commission.