Chapter 47, Chapter 47

Each licensee holding an annual license shall file with the Tax Commissioner a quarterly and an annual financial report summarizing its bingo operations for the time period covered by the report. Each quarterly report shall be filed within twenty days after the end of the quarter…

Whenever a license is granted pursuant to this article, the commissioner shall cause a copy of the license to be filed and recorded with the clerk of the county commission of the county in which the bingo occasions are to be held. A copy of the application shall be made available…

The county commission of any county is authorized to call a local option election for the purpose of determining the will of the voters as to whether the provisions of this article shall continue in effect in said county: Provided, That no local option election may be called to d…

Any individual, organization, association or corporation convicted of any felony, or a misdemeanor for a gambling offense, is prohibited from directly or indirectly obtaining a bingo license, conducting a bingo game, operating a concession, or leasing or providing to a licensee o…

A licensee may use only bingo equipment which it owns or which it borrows without compensation, or leases for a reasonable and customary amount, from another licensee.

Any bingo operator who distributes more than one hundred bingo cards or bingo sheets at any bingo occasion shall provide a smoking and nonsmoking section, if smoking is permitted.

The effective date of this article is August 15, 1981.

Any charitable or public service organization which has been in existence in this state two years prior to filing an application for a bingo license issued pursuant to section four or five of this article may hold bingo occasions in accordance with the provisions of this article …

If, for any reason, any section, sentence, clause, phrase or provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or invalid, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect other sections, sentences, clauses, phrases…

(a) Additional remedies. — Notwithstanding any provision of this article to the contrary, the commissioner may: (1) Revoke or refuse to renew any license issued under this article for any material violation of the provisions of this article or legislative rules of the commissione…

A charitable or public service organization or any of its auxiliaries or other organizations otherwise affiliated with it may apply for an annual license. Only one license per year in the aggregate may be granted to a charitable or public service organization and all of its auxil…

A limited occasion license is valid only for the time period specified in the application and entitles only the licensee to hold a bingo occasion once every twenty-four hours for a time period not to exceed two weeks. Two or more organizations may hold a joint bingo occasion prov…

Any charitable or public service organization or any of its auxiliaries or other organizations otherwise affiliated with it possessing an annual or limited occasion bingo license or a super bingo license shall conduct a bingo occasion only in the county within which the organizat…

(a) A license fee shall be paid to the Tax Commissioner for annual licenses in the amount of $500, except that for volunteer or nonprofit groups who gross less than $20,000 the fee shall be $200 and for bona fide senior citizen organizations the fee is $50. A license fee shall be…

Any charitable or public service organization may, upon payment of a $5,000 license fee, apply to the Tax Commissioner for issuance of an annual super bingo license. All revenue from the license fee shall be deposited in the special revenue account established under the authority…

An application for a bingo license shall include the following information: (a) Name of the applicant and name and headquarter's address of any state or national organization of which it is a local branch or lodge; (b) The address and telephone number of the applicant organizatio…

If circumstances beyond the control of the licensee organization prohibit it from holding any bingo occasion in accordance with the information provided by it in its license application form, the licensee organization may request approval by the commissioner to: (a) Modify the ho…

Each licensee may adopt rules and regulations, not inconsistent with or in violation of the provisions of this article, or rules or regulations promulgated hereunder, to govern the conduct of bingo occasions, except that no licensee may allow an individual not present to play any…

The Legislature, in recognition of the need for charitable and public service organizations, and institutions of higher education, to have a practicable way of raising funds by means of the internet, declares its intent to grant the privilege of holding online raffles to those or…

The Legislature, in recognition of the need charitable and public service organizations have for a practicable way of raising funds, declares its intent to grant the privilege of holding raffles to those organizations which qualify as provided in this article.

(a) Each licensee may adopt rules and regulations, not inconsistent with or in violation of the provisions of this article, or rules promulgated to govern the conduct of online raffle occasions. (b) Any rules and regulations adopted by the licensee shall be made available for ins…

Each licensee may adopt rules and regulations, not inconsistent with or in violation of the provisions of this article, or rules or regulations promulgated hereunder, to govern the conduct of raffle occasions. Any rules and regulations adopted by the licensee shall be made availa…

Prizes may be money, real or personal property, or merchandise other than beer, wine, spirits, or alcoholic liquor as defined in §60-1-5 of this code. If the prizes are real or personal property or merchandise, the value assigned to them is their fair market value at the time of …

Prizes may be money, real or personal property or merchandise other than beer, wine, spirits or alcoholic liquor as defined in section five, article one, chapter sixty of this code. If the prizes are real or personal property or merchandise, the value assigned to them is their fa…

(a) A licensee may pay a salary, the minimum of which is the federal minimum wage and the maximum of which is not more than one hundred and twenty percent of the state minimum wage to operators of charitable raffle games who are either: (1) Active members of the licensee organiza…

(a) A licensee may pay a salary, the minimum of which is the federal minimum wage and the maximum of which is not more than 120 percent of the state minimum wage to operators of charitable online raffles who are either: (1) Active members of the licensee organization and who have…

A licensee may allow any person to operate concessions in conjunction with raffle occasions, and to be compensated for such operation, in accordance with the following provisions: (a) The licensee organization is one which meets or holds functions other than raffle occasions on a…

(a) The reasonable, necessary and actual expenses incurred in connection with the conduct of online raffle occasions, not to exceed 40 percent of the gross proceeds collected during a license period, may be paid out of the gross proceeds of the conduct of the online raffle, inclu…

Any licensee which holds an online raffle occasion as provided by this article shall maintain a separate account and separate bookkeeping procedure for its online raffle operations. All records required by this article shall be maintained for at least three years and shall be ope…

A licensee may advertise its online raffle occasions in a manner reasonably necessary to promote the occasion.

(a) The reasonable, necessary and actual expenses incurred in connection with the conduct of raffle occasions, not to exceed 40 percent of the gross proceeds collected during a license period, may be paid out of the gross proceeds of the conduct of the raffle, including, but not …

A platform provider may apply for an annual Platform Provider license: Provided, That a platform provider that has a principal place of business located within this state shall be registered with the West Virginia Secretary of State and also possess a Business Registration Certif…

Any licensee which holds a raffle occasion as provided by this article shall maintain a separate account and separate book-keeping procedure for its raffle operations: Provided, That nothing in this article restricts a licensee from transferring moneys in the account from a raffl…

A license fee shall be paid to the Tax Commissioner for annual Platform Provider licenses in the amount of $500. All revenue from the license fee shall be deposited in the special revenue account established under the authority of §11-9-2a of this code and used to support the inv…

A licensee may advertise its raffle occasions in a manner reasonably necessary to promote the occasion.

An application for an Annual Platform Provider license shall include the following information: (a) The name of the applicant, the legal name of the entity, the jurisdiction and locale of incorporation, telephone number, e-mail address, and the physical and mailing address of its…

In addition to any other offense set forth in this code, any person who or licensee which knowingly conducts or participates in a fraudulently or deceptively conducted raffle with intent to defraud is guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than …

Any licensee which holds an Annual Platform Provider License as provided by this article shall maintain a bookkeeping procedure for all of its activities relating to being a platform provider for any charitable or public service organization conducting online raffles in the state…

In addition to any other offense set forth in this code, any person who or licensee which knowingly obtains or assists another in obtaining a raffle license under false, deceptive or fraudulent pretenses is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not…

For purposes of this article, unless specified otherwise: "Charitable or public service activity or endeavor" means any bona fide activity or endeavor which directly benefits a number of people by: (1) Contributing to educational or religious purposes; (2) Relieving them from dis…

For purposes of this article, unless specified otherwise: (a) “Charitable or public service activity or endeavor” means any bona fide activity or endeavor which directly benefits a number of people by: (1) Contributing to educational or religious purposes; (2) Relieving them from…

In addition to any other offense set forth in this code, any person, platform provider, or licensee that knowingly conducts or participates in a fraudulently or deceptively conducted, or administered online raffle with intent to defraud is guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction…

(a) Any person who knowingly violates any provisions of this article, other than the provisions of §47-21-18 or §47-21-19 of this code, or subsection (b) of this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,0…

(a) The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations to administer the provisions of this article in accordance with the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this code. (b) The commissioner shall deny an application for a license or modification thereof if he finds that …

In addition to any other offense set forth in this code, any person, platform provider, or licensee that knowingly obtains or assists another person in obtaining an online raffle license or platform provider license under false, deceptive, or fraudulent pretenses is guilty of a m…

Each licensee holding an annual, limited or state fair license shall file with the commissioner a financial report summarizing its raffle operations within thirty days after the expiration date of the license. The time period covered by an annual report is the full license year o…

(a) Any person, entity, or platform provider that knowingly violates any provisions of this article, other than the provisions of §47-21A-20 or §47-21A-21 of this code is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000;…

(a) The commissioner shall propose rules for legislative approval, in accordance with the provisions of §29A-3-1 et seq. of this code, to administer the provisions of this article. The commissioner may promulgate emergency rules pursuant to the provisions of §29A-3-15 of this cod…

Whenever a license is granted pursuant to this article, the commissioner shall cause a copy of the license to be filed and recorded with the clerk of the county commission of the county in which the raffle occasions are to be held. A copy of the application shall be made availabl…

(a) Each licensee holding an annual, limited occasion, or platform provider license shall file with the commissioner a financial report summarizing its online raffle operations within 30 days after the expiration date of the license. The time period covered by an annual report is…