§29-25-34. State Ownership of West Virginia Lottery Table Games
All West Virginia Lottery table games authorized by this article shall be West Virginia lottery games owned by the State of West Virginia. A gaming facility license granted to a historic resort hotel by the commission pursuant to this article shall include the transfer by the commission to the historic resort hotel limited license rights […]
§29-25-35. Preemption
No local law or rule providing any penalty, disability, restriction, regulation or prohibition for operating a historic resort hotel with West Virginia Lottery table games or supplying a licensed gaming facility may be enacted and the provisions of this article preempt all regulations, rules, ordinances and laws of any county or municipality in conflict with […]
§29-25-36. Exemption From Federal Law
Pursuant to Section 2, Chapter 1194, 64 Stat. 1134, 15 U.S.C. §1172, approved January 2, 1951, the State of West Virginia, acting by and through duly elected and qualified members of the Legislature, does declare and proclaim that the state is exempt from Chapter 1194, 64 Stat. 1134, 15 U.S.C. §1171 to §1178.
§29-25-37. Game Rules of Play; Disputes
(a) As an agent of the commission authorized to operate West Virginia Lottery table games, the gaming facility licensee shall have written rules of play for each West Virginia Lottery table game it operates that are approved by the commission before the West Virginia Lottery table game is offered to the public. Rules of play […]
§29-25-38. Shipment of Gambling Devices
All shipments of gambling devices, including video lottery machines, to the licensed gaming facility in this state, the registering, recording and labeling of which have been completed by the manufacturer or dealer thereof in accordance with Chapter 1194, 64 Stat. 1134, 15 U.S.C. §1171 to §1178, are legal shipments of gambling devices into the State […]
§29-25-24. Individual Gaming Restrictions
(a) An individual may enter a designated gaming area or remain in a designated gaming area only if the individual: (1) Is either;
§29-25-25. Offenses and Penalties
(a) A gaming licensee is guilty of unlawful operation of a West Virginia Lottery table game when: (1) The licensee operates a West Virginia Lottery table game or places a video lottery game or video lottery terminal in any location that is not a designated gaming area approved by the commission;
§29-25-26. Forfeiture of Property
(a) Anything of value, including all traceable proceeds including, but not limited to, real and personal property, moneys, negotiable instruments, securities and conveyances, is subject to forfeiture to the State of West Virginia if the item was used for any of the following: (1) As a bribe intended to affect the outcome of a West […]
§29-25-27. Civil Penalties
The commission may impose on a person who violates the provisions of this article a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, whether or not the person is licensed under this article. The provisions of article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code shall apply to any civil penalty imposed pursuant to the provisions […]
§29-25-28. Specific Provision for Video Lottery Games
The commission is authorized to implement and operate video lottery games at one gaming facility in this state in accordance with the provisions of this article and the applicable provisions of article twenty-two-a of this chapter. The provisions of said article apply to this article, except in the event of conflict or inconsistency between any […]