https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-carolina/ New laws, launches, tax changes and enacted bills on gambling in South Carolina. en-us Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-carolina/#timeline event:SC:2026-02:Senate companion bill S.444 receives committee hearing witho Sun, 01 Feb 2026 12:00:00 GMT S.444, the Senate companion to H.3625, was taken up by a Senate committee but did not advance to a floor vote. https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-carolina/#timeline event:SC:2026-01:Rep. Chris Murphy, lead sponsor of H.3625, resigns from the Thu, 01 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-carolina/#timeline event:SC:2025-04:House Ways and Means subcommittee hears H.3625 testimony, ta Tue, 01 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-carolina/#timeline event:SC:2025-02-12:Senate Education Committee strikes courier-ban section from Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT Favorable committee report with amendment recommends deleting the section requiring in-person-only lottery sales and prohibiting courier services. https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-carolina/#timeline event:SC:2025-01-14:S.169 introduced in the Senate, would ban lottery couriers a Tue, 14 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-carolina/#timeline event:SC:2024-12-12:H.3625 (South Carolina Sports Wagering Act) prefiled in the Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT Would legalize online/mobile sports wagering via 8 licenses taxed at 12.5% of adjusted gross receipts, minimum age 18, regulated by a new State Sports Wagering Commission. https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-carolina/#timeline event:SC:2024-04-17:SC Attorney General opinion finds Education Lottery Act sile Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT Issued at the request of Rep. Chris Murphy; concludes the Act neither authorizes nor prohibits courier services and leaves the determination to the Lottery Commission. — S.C. Op. Att'y Gen., Apr. 17, 2024 (Murphy) https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-carolina/#timeline event:SC:2021-03-19:Catawba Indian Nation's Class III gaming compact approved fo Fri, 19 Mar 2021 12:00:00 GMT The BIA approved the Catawba's compact with North Carolina for a Kings Mountain, NC casino; the tribe has no equivalent Class III compact with South Carolina. — Catawba Indian Nation Tribal-State Gaming Compact (N.C.), approved by BIA Mar. 19, 2021 https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-carolina/#timeline event:SC:2012-07-27:Deputy AG takes position that electronic sweepstakes machine Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT Reported inconsistent rulings by SC magistrates and trial courts on in-store electronic sweepstakes terminals, with the state's enforcement position and the industry's legality defense in direct conflict. https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-carolina/#timeline event:SC:2010-01-31:South Carolina Education Lottery joins Mega Millions Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-carolina/#timeline event:SC:2002-10-09:South Carolina Education Lottery joins Powerball Wed, 09 Oct 2002 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-carolina/#timeline event:SC:2002-01-07:South Carolina Education Lottery holds its first drawing Mon, 07 Jan 2002 12:00:00 GMT https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-carolina/#timeline event:SC:2001:South Carolina Education Lottery Act signed into law Mon, 01 Jan 2001 12:00:00 GMT 2001 Act No. 59, codified at S.C. Code Title 59, Chapter 150 https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-carolina/#timeline event:SC:2000-06-30:Statewide video poker payout ban takes effect Fri, 30 Jun 2000 12:00:00 GMT Section 12-21-2710, as amended by Act No. 125, becomes effective at midnight, ending licensed video poker payout machines statewide. — S.C. Code §12-21-2710 (as amended by 1999 Act No. 125) https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-carolina/#timeline event:SC:1999-10-14:Joytime Distributors & Amusement Co. v. State strikes refere Thu, 14 Oct 1999 12:00:00 GMT The SC Supreme Court held the referendum mechanism an unconstitutional delegation of legislative power to voters, but found the payout ban severable and upheld it because the legislature itself enacted it. — Joytime Distributors & Amusement Co. v. State, 338 S.C. 634, 528 S.E.2d 647 (1999) https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-carolina/#timeline event:SC:1999:General Assembly enacts Act No. 125, banning video poker mac Fri, 01 Jan 1999 12:00:00 GMT 1999 Act No. 125 https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-carolina/#timeline event:SC:1998-11-19:SC Supreme Court rules Type II/III video gaming machines are Thu, 19 Nov 1998 12:00:00 GMT Answering certified questions from federal court, the court held video poker machines did not themselves violate the state constitution's lottery ban, while stressing the ruling was interlocutory. — Johnson v. Collins Entertainment Co., Op. No. 24858 (S.C. Nov. 19, 1998) https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-carolina/#timeline event:SC:1996:Bingo Tax Act of 1996 enacted, creating SCDOR charitable bin Mon, 01 Jan 1996 12:00:00 GMT S.C. Code Title 12-21, Article 24 https://gamblingatlas.org/states/south-carolina/#timeline event:SC:1986:Video poker machines licensed under coin-operated device sta Wed, 01 Jan 1986 12:00:00 GMT S.C. Code §12-21-2710 et seq. (pre-1999 version)