The first sports bets were placed in Deadwood almost a year ago on Sept. 9, 2021, and one of those was $100 on the Denver Broncos to win the 2022 Super Bowl.

That $100 bet didn’t pay off, but Deadwood’s foray into sports betting has, with $6.1 million in bets being placed through June 2022, according to data from the Department of Revenue.

Initially there were four casinos that offered sports betting in the historic Black Hills town. Since then, there have been two additional openings, said Mike Rodman, executive director for the Deadwood Gaming Association.

Sports betting became legal during the 2020 election, through South Dakota Constitutional Amendment B, which amended the state’s constitution to authorize sports betting within the city limits of Deadwood.