Chapter 29, Chapter 29

(a) Any video lottery terminals not authorized by the commission under section 1105 of this article shall be allocated under the provisions of this section by sealed competitive bid. (b) Bids for permits to own or lease video lottery terminals shall be governed by the provisions …

(a) Bids for issuance of permits shall be obtained by public notice published as a Class II-0 legal advertisement in compliance with the provisions of §59-3-1 et seq. of this code. (b) The second publication of the notice shall appear more than 60 days next preceding the final da…

(a) When seeking bids for the ten-year period beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2021, and for each subsequent ten-year period, the commission shall, in determining the amount a current holder of a permit issued under section 1106 of this article shall pay for authorizat…

(a) Each person submitting a bid under section 22B-1107 of this article shall furnish to the commission a bond at the time of bidding, which shall guarantee the payment of one hundred percent of the price bid for the permit sought by the bidder. (b) The bond required by this sect…

(a) An operator who holds a permit issued under this section may operate the number of video lottery terminals specified in the permit. (b) The number of video lottery terminals authorized in the permit shall be the sum of the number of authorizations for which the operator is th…

If after a limited video lottery license is issued or a permit is issued, a retailer surrenders the license, in whole or in part, or the license is modified, revoked or canceled by operation of law, the Lottery Commission shall then allocate authorizations to operate those video …

Each limited video lottery retailer shall conspicuously post in the restricted access adult-only facility and disseminate the telephone numbers of state approved providers of problem gambling information, treatment and referral support services and further conspicuously post the …

(a) A person who holds a permit or license to operate video lottery terminals shall place the video lottery terminals authorized by the license or permit in operation within six months after receiving the license or permit in which the terminals are first authorized. After Januar…

(a) General. — All operators licensed under this article to conduct West Virginia Lottery interactive wagering shall: (1) Employ an interactive gaming system and interactive gaming platform which manages, conducts, and records interactive games and the wagers associated with inte…

Any person who, with intent to defraud, falsely makes, alters, forges, utters, passes, or counterfeits a lottery ticket is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000, or be confined in a state correctional facility for not more than…

(a) A racetrack which has been licensed to conduct video lottery games has the right to install and operate up to four hundred video lottery terminals at a licensed racetrack. A licensed racetrack may apply to the commission for authorization to install and operate more than four…

(a) License. -- The commission may issue a license to a person to supply a racetrack licensed under this article with gaming equipment or services when the commission determines that the person meets the requirements of this section and any applicable rules of the commission. (b)…

(a) General. — All operators licensed under this article to conduct West Virginia Lottery sports wagering shall: (1) Employ a monitoring system utilizing software to identify non-normal irregularities in volume or odds swings which could signal suspicious activities that should r…

(a) Video lottery terminals allowed by this article may be placed only in licensed limited video lottery locations approved by the commission. (b) All video lottery terminals in approved locations shall be physically located as follows: (1) The video lottery terminals shall be co…

(a) A limited video lottery retailer license may not be granted for operation of video lottery terminals on a premises if, at the time of application for the license, the applicant’s premises are within 150 feet of, or has an external structural connection not amounting to a comm…

(a) Each video lottery terminal placed in operation in this state shall have a commission registration decal permanently affixed, with a video lottery terminal registration control number placed on the video lottery terminal. (b) No person other than authorized commission personn…

(a) The video lottery terminal manufacturer and licensed permittee are jointly responsible for the assembly and installation of all video lottery terminals and associated equipment. (b) The manufacturer and licensed permittee may not change the assembly or operational functions o…

(a) A manufacturer transporting or arranging for the transportation of one or more video lottery terminals into this state shall, prior to shipment, provide the commission with the following information on forms prescribed by the commission: (1) The full name and address of the p…

(a) Any person who transports a video lottery terminal from one location to another in this state, other than for repair or servicing purposes, shall notify the commission in writing prior to the transportation of the terminal and provide the following information on forms requir…

A sports wagering licensee shall conspicuously post a sign at each West Virginia Lottery sports wagering location indicating the minimum and maximum wagers permitted at that location and shall comply with the same.

(a) Licenses. -- The commission shall issue a license to be employed in the operation of racetrack table games to a person who meets the requirements of this section. (b) License qualifications. -- To qualify for a license to be employed in the operation of West Virginia Lottery …

An interactive wagering licensee shall conspicuously post a sign at each West Virginia Lottery interactive wagering location and on all interactive gaming platforms indicating the minimum and maximum wagers permitted at that location and shall comply with the same.

(1) The commissioners, the director, the deputy directors and the employees of the lottery may not, directly or indirectly, individually, or as a member of a partnership or as a shareholder of a corporation have an interest in dealing in a lottery. (2) A member of the commission,…

(a) No payment for credits awarded on a video lottery terminal may be made unless the ticket meets the following requirements: (1) The ticket is fully legible and printed on paper approved by the commission and the ticket contains all information required by this article; (2) The…

(a) No video lottery terminal may be placed in operation in this state until the manufacturer provides training in the service and repair of each approved video lottery terminal model and service technicians complete the training. (b) Manufacturers shall submit to the commission …

A written maintenance log shall be kept within the main cabinet access area in each video lottery terminal. Every person, including lottery personnel, who gains entry into any internal space of a video lottery terminal shall sign the log, record the time and date of entry, record…

Permittees shall provide the commission with a master key for access into the main cabinet door of each video lottery terminal placed in operation. The commission shall provide a logic box seal. The seal shall be affixed by commission personnel to prevent unauthorized access to t…

(a) No repairs to, or replacement of, the logic board or circuitry within the logic area shall occur unless authorized commission personnel are present and observe the repairs or replacement. (b) The logic area seal shall not be broken by anyone other than authorized commission p…

(a) On behalf of the State of West Virginia, the commission is authorized to: (1) Enter into sports wagering agreements with other governments whereby persons who are physically located in a signatory jurisdiction may participate in sports wagering conducted by one or more operat…

(a) On behalf of the State of West Virginia, the commission is authorized to: (1) Enter into interactive wagering agreements with other governments whereby persons who are physically located in a signatory jurisdiction may participate in interactive wagering conducted by one or m…

(a) In addition to any criminal penalty imposed under the provisions of this article or any other chapter of this code: (1) No person shall be appointed, employed or continue to serve in any position or employment with the commission who has been convicted of any violation of thi…

(a) Trucking companies or common carriers shipping video lottery terminals shall be bonded and shall ship all terminals in sealed trailers. (b) A manufacturer transporting one or more video lottery terminals into this state shall, prior to shipment, provide the commission with th…

(a) License. -- The commission may issue a license to a person providing management services under a management services contract to a racetrack table games licensee when the commission determines that the person meets the requirements of this section and any applicable rules of …

(a) The gross terminal income from all operating video lottery terminals of a permittee shall be calculated periodically by the commission. (b) Each licensed permittee shall maintain in its bank account an amount equal to or greater than the Lottery Commission's share of the gros…

(a) The commission's central control computer shall keep accurate records of all income generated by each video lottery terminal. The commission shall prepare and send to the permittee a statement by mail, facsimile or Internet e-mail reflecting the gross terminal income generate…

(a) The commission shall periodically transfer from each permittee's bank account described in subsection 22B-1401(b) of this article, the state's share of gross terminal income as calculated under section 22B-1408 of this article. (b) The permittee shall remit payment by mail an…

(a) Each permittee shall furnish to the commission all information and bank authorizations required to facilitate the timely transfer of moneys to the commission and from the commission to each permittee. (b) Each permittee shall provide the commission thirty days' advance notice…

The amount of gross terminal income required to be paid over to the commission, shall be deemed to be moneys held in trust for the State of West Virginia while in the possession or constructive possession of any operator or limited video lottery retailer and until the state's sha…

The commission has the right to examine all accounts, bank accounts, financial statements, and records in a permittee's possession for only the limited video lottery business that is under the permittee's control or in which the permittee has an interest and the licensed permitte…

(a) Any person required by law or contract to collect, truthfully account for, and pay over any of the state's share of gross terminal income who willfully fails to truthfully account for and pay over the net terminal income, or willfully attempts in any manner to evade or defeat…

(a) The state’s share of gross terminal income is calculated as follows: (1) The commission shall deposit two percent of gross terminal income into the State Lottery Fund for the commission’s costs and expenses incurred in administering this article. From this amount, not less th…

If the person entitled to a prize or any winning ticket is under the age of eighteen years, and such prize is less than $5,000, the director may direct payment of the prize by delivery to an adult member of the minor's family or a legal guardian of the minor of a check or draft p…

(a) An operator shall accept wagers on sports events and other events authorized under this article from persons physically present in a licensed gaming facility where authorized sports wagering occurs, or from persons not physically present who wager by means of electronic devic…

(a) If the commission refuses to issue a license or permit, or suspends or revokes a license or permit, it shall make and enter an order to that effect including a statement of the reasons for that action and shall, by certified mail, return receipt requested, mail a copy of the …

(a) The commission may not grant any license or registration pursuant to the provisions of this article if evidence satisfactory to the commission exists that the applicant: (1) Has knowingly made a false statement of a material fact to the commission; (2) Has been suspended from…

(a) An operator shall accept wagers on interactive games authorized under this article from persons physically present in a licensed gaming facility where authorized interactive wagering occurs. A person placing a wager shall be at least 21 years of age. (b) An operator may accep…

(a) Any applicant or license holder adversely affected by an order issued under this article has the right to a hearing on the order before the commission or a person designated as hearing examiner, if a petition in writing requesting a hearing is served upon the commission withi…

(a) A petition for a hearing shall be in writing and shall include an original and one copy. The petition shall contain the following: (1) A clear and concise statement of each error which the petitioner alleges to have been committed by the commission in refusing to issue a lice…

(a) Hearings held under this article shall be subject to the provisions of article 29A-5-1, et seq., of this code except to the extent otherwise provided in this article. In case of any conflict, the provisions of this article shall control. (b) In all hearings held under this ar…

The applicant or license holder who filed the petition for administrative review may appeal the decision of the commission issued under section 22B-1503 to the circuit court of Kanawha County, West Virginia, if the petition for appeal is filed no later than thirty days after the …