Chapter 29, Chapter 29

In addition to the general duties imposed on all licensees in section 22B-701 of this article, a service technician shall: (1) Maintain all skills necessary for the timely repair and service of licensed video lottery terminals and associated equipment so as to ensure the continue…

(a) Supplier license. — (1) The commission may issue a supplier license to a person to sell or lease interactive wagering equipment, systems, or other gaming items necessary to conduct interactive wagering, and offer services related to such equipment or other gaming items to a W…

(a) The director shall have the authority to: (1) Appoint, with the approval of the commission, a deputy director for each of the divisions established in this article. The deputy directors appointed shall serve at the will and pleasure of the director at an annual salary establi…

(a) The commission shall determine the form of applications to be used and shall not consider incomplete applications. The commission may consider an application when the applicant has completed and executed all forms and documents required by the commission and all application f…

(a) Supplier license. — (1) The commission may issue a supplier license to a person to sell or lease sports wagering equipment, systems, or other gaming items necessary to conduct sports wagering, and offer services related to such equipment or other gaming items to a West Virgin…

(a) Racetrack table games licenses. — The commission may issue up to four racetrack table games licenses to operate West Virginia Lottery table games in accordance with the provisions of this article. The Legislature intends that no more than four licenses to operate a racetrack …

(a) Only licensed manufacturers may apply to the Lottery Commission for approval of a video lottery terminal or associated equipment. (b) A manufacturer may not sell or lease a video lottery terminal for placement in a licensed facility in the state unless the terminal has been a…

(a) The manufacturer shall submit two copies of terminal illustrations, schematics, block diagrams, circuit analysis, technical and operation manuals, and any other information requested by the commission for the purpose of analyzing and testing the video lottery terminal or asso…

After each test has been completed, the commission shall provide the terminal manufacturer with a report containing findings, conclusions and pass/fail results. The report may contain recommendations for video lottery terminal modification to bring the terminal into compliance wi…

(a) All persons employed to be engaged directly in interactive wagering-related activities, or otherwise conducting or operating interactive wagering, shall be licensed by the commission and maintain a valid occupational license at all times and the commission shall issue such li…

All table games authorized by this article shall be West Virginia lottery games owned by the State of West Virginia. A racetrack table games license granted to a pari-mutuel racetrack by the commission pursuant to this article shall include the transfer by the commission to the r…

(a) All video lottery license and permit holders shall: (1) Promptly report to the commission any facts or circumstances related to video lottery operations which constitute a violation of state or federal law; (2) Conduct all video lottery activities and functions in a manner wh…

(a) All persons employed to be engaged directly in sports wagering-related activities, or otherwise conducting or operating sports wagering, shall be licensed by the commission and maintain a valid occupational license at all times and the commission shall issue such license to b…

(a) The commission shall initiate operation of the state lottery on a continuous basis at the earliest feasible and practical time, first initiating operation of the preprinted instant winner type lottery. The lottery shall be initiated and shall continue to be operated so as to …

Video lottery terminals licensed for placement in this state must meet the hardware specifications set forth in this part 9.

(a) A surge protector shall be installed on the electrical power supply line to each video lottery terminal. A battery or equivalent power back-up for the electronic meters shall be capable of maintaining accuracy of all accounting records and terminal status reports for a period…

(a) A minimum of one electronic or mechanical coin acceptor or other means by which to accurately and efficiently establish credits must be installed on each video lottery terminal. Each video lottery terminal may also contain bill acceptors. (b) The Lottery Commission shall appr…

(a) Access to the interior of video lottery terminals shall be controlled through a series of locks and seals. (b) The main logic boards and all erasable programmable read-only memory chips (EPROMS) are considered to be owned by the Lottery Commission and shall be located in a se…

Each video lottery terminal must contain a single printing mechanism capable of printing an original ticket and retaining an exact legible copy within the video lottery terminal, or other means of capturing and retaining an electronic copy of the ticket data as approved by the Lo…

A permanently installed and affixed identification plate shall appear on the exterior of each video lottery terminal and the following information shall be on the plate: (1) The manufacturer of the video lottery terminal; (2) The serial number of the terminal; and (3) The model n…

All information required by this section must be displayed under glass or another transparent substance. (1) The rules of play for each game shall be displayed on the video lottery terminal face or screen. The commission may reject any rules of play that are incomplete, confusing…

Communication equipment and devices shall be installed to enable each video lottery terminal to communicate with the Lottery Commission's central computer system. The commission shall provide to licensed manufacturers, or applicants applying for a manufacturer's license, the prot…

Each video lottery terminal shall have a random number generator to determine randomly the occurrence of each specific symbol or number used in video lottery games. A selection process is random if it meets the following statistical criteria: (1) Chi square test. -- Each symbol o…

Each video lottery terminal shall meet the following maximum and minimum theoretical percentage payout during the expected lifetime of the terminal: (1) Video lottery games shall pay out no less than eighty percent and no more than ninety-five percent of the amount wagered. The t…

Each video lottery terminal shall be capable of continuing the current game with all current game features after a video lottery terminal malfunction is cleared. If a video lottery terminal is rendered totally inoperable during game play, the limited video lottery retailer shall …

(a) Each video lottery terminal shall at all times maintain electronic accounting regardless of whether the terminal is being supplied with electrical power. Each meter shall be capable of maintaining a total of no less than eight digits in length for each type of data required. …

(a) Beginning September 1, 2000, the commission shall establish an instant lottery scratch-off game designated as the veterans benefit game, which is offered by the lottery. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section eighteen of this article, all net profits received from the …

As used in this article: (a) The term "boundary line dispute" means any property line of the state, county or a municipality that is in question as to its specific physical location. (b) The term "West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey" means that entity established by arti…

(a) There is hereby created a boundary commission which shall consist of three members, who shall be residents and citizens of the state, all of whom shall have experience involving map reading or surveying. The commission members shall investigate state, county and municipal bou…

(a) The boundary line between Jefferson County, West Virginia, and Loudoun County, Virginia, is hereby, on the part of this state, established and declared to be the watershed line of the top of the ridge of the Blue Ridge mountains, as established by the survey approved by the c…

Individuals with disabilities comprise a significant and increasing percentage of West Virginia's population. The Legislature finds and declares that action is necessary to assist these individuals in their homes, schools, employment and communities to become more independent cit…

As used in this article, the term: (a) "Division" means the Division of Rehabilitation Services, as created in §18-10A-2 of this code. (b) "Individual with disability" means any individual, of any age who, for the purposes of state or federal law, is considered to have a disabili…

(a) The division has the following powers, duties, and responsibilities: (1) Propose rules for legislative promulgation in accordance with §29A-3-1 et seq. of this code for the transaction of its business and to carry out the purposes of this article. The rules shall include: (A)…

Loans may be made for amounts ranging from a minimum of $500 to a maximum of $5,000. The loan must be used to purchase technology-related devices or directly related services that will assist the person with a disability to overcome barriers in daily living.

The technology-related assistance revolving loan fund for individuals with disabilities is hereby created in the State Treasury to be expended by the division in accordance with the provisions of and for the purposes of this article. Upon the effective date of this section, any f…

The division shall deposit all amounts paid, appropriated, granted or donated to it, including interest accrued on loan balances, fees charged and funds received in repayment of loans, in the revolving loan fund.

(a) The moneys in the revolving loan fund shall be used only for the following purposes: (1) Implementing revolving loan program for technology-related devices; (2) Providing technology-related devices to individuals with severe disabilities who meet economic criteria established…

(a) Operation of West Virginia Lottery table games. -- Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the operation of West Virginia Lottery games permitted by this article and the related operation of a gaming facility and ancillary activities is not unlawful when conduct…

(a) A gaming licensee shall file with the commission an annual balance sheet and profit and loss statement pertaining to the licensee's operation of a gaming facility in this state. A gaming licensee also shall file with the commission an annual statement identifying each control…

(a) Licenses. -- The commission may issue a license to each applicant for a license to supply a gaming facility with gaming devices, gaming supplies or services who meets the requirements of this section. (b) License qualifications. -- To qualify for a license, an applicant shall…

(a) Licenses. -- The commission shall issue a license to each applicant for a license to be employed in the operation of a gaming facility who meets the requirements of this section. (b) License qualifications. -- To qualify for a license to be employed in a gaming facility, the …

(a) Any person who knowingly makes a false statement on an application is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000 and confined in jail for not more than six months except that in the case of a person other than a natural person, t…

(a) The commission shall include on each license that the commission issues: (1) The type of license; (2) The identity and address of the licensee; (3) The effective date of the license; and (4) Any other information the commission considers appropriate. (b) Each gaming licensee …

(a) A license expires on the fifth anniversary of its effective date, unless the license is renewed for additional five-year terms as provided in this section. (b) At least two months before a license expires, the commission shall send to the licensee, by mail to the last known a…

(a) The commission may deny a license to any applicant, reprimand any licensee, or suspend or revoke a license if the applicant or licensee, or any controlling person of the applicant or license: (1) Fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain a license for the appl…

(a) Right to a hearing. -- Except as otherwise provided by law, before the commission takes any action involving a licensee under the provisions of this article, it shall give the persons against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the commission. …

As a condition of licensure, to inspect or investigate for criminal violations of this article or violations of the rule promulgated by the commission, the commission agents and the West Virginia State Police may each, without notice and without warrant: (1) Inspect and examine a…

(a) Consent to presence of law-enforcement officers. -- Any individual entering the gaming facility shall be advised by the posting of a notice or other suitable means of the possible presence of state, county or municipal law-enforcement officers and by entering the gaming facil…

As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words and phrases have meanings indicated: (a) "Applicant" means any person or entity applying for a license. (b) "Adjusted gross receipts" means the gross receipts of a gaming facility from West Virgin…

The licensed gaming facility shall submit thirty-six percent of the gross terminal income from video lottery games at the licensed gaming facility to the commission through electronic funds transfer to be deposited into the Historic Resort Hotel Fund created in section twenty-two…