The executive director shall select as lottery retailers such persons as he deems best able to serve the public convenience and promote the sale of tickets. In the selection of lottery retailers, the executive director shall consider factors such as financial responsibility, security of the applicant's place of business or activity, accessibility of the applicant's place of business or activity, integrity, reputation, sufficiency of existing lottery retailers to serve the public convenience, volume of expected sales, and such other factors as the executive director may deem appropriate. Any person lawfully engaged in nongovernmental business on state property may be selected as lottery retailers.
SDCL 42-7A-10