Can I offer contests that involve both skill and chance in South Dakota? What are the requirements?

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Contests involving both skill and chance in South Dakota

South Dakota law allows contests that involve both skill and chance, but there are specific requirements that must be met [SDAR 20:81:08:01]. The proposed amateur sanctioning body or educational institution must have rules that provide for the exclusion of professionals from its competitions and contestants under the age of eighteen. The proposed amateur sanctioning body or educational institution must also have rules that provide for the medical safety and care of its contestants. At a minimum, the proposed nationally recognized sanctioning body has policies and procedures that require continuous presence of an ambulance staffed with emergency medical personnel or paramedics at all events, assure that bouts do not unreasonably endanger the health of competitors by requiring pre-bout physical examinations completed by a licensed medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy, and excluding the medically unfit from competition, require the attendance of a medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy at ringside during the entire event, restrict the type of blows that can be delivered and limit the time and frequency of bouts, and such other conditions recommended by medical advisors, assure that it is illegal to strike with the elbows or knee in all instances of the contest, assure that payment for necessary emergency care for injuries sustained in a contest in sanctioned events is available by purchasing insurance for events or requiring proof that contestants are medically insured, and assure that all medical deductibles are the responsibility of the promoter.

If you want to offer contests that involve both skill and chance in South Dakota, you must comply with the requirements mentioned above [SDAR 20:81:08:01].

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