§29-22D-21. Crimes and Penalties Related to Authorized Sports Wagering Operation
(a) A sports wagering licensee is guilty of unlawful operation and is guilty of a misdemeanor when: (1) The licensee operates West Virginia Lottery sports wagering without authority of the commission to do so;
§29-22D-22. Preemption
No local law or rule providing any penalty, disability, restriction, regulation, or prohibition for operating a gaming facility with West Virginia Lottery sports wagering 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 this […]
§29-22D-23. Exemption From Federal Law
Pursuant to Section 2 of 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.
§29-22D-24. Shipment of Gambling Devices
All shipments of gambling devices including any sports wagering devices or related materials to licensed gaming facilities in this state are legal shipments of gambling devices into the State of West Virginia, as long as the registering, recording, and labeling of which have been completed by the supplier thereof in accordance with Chapter 1194, 64 […]
§29-22E-1. Short Title
This article shall be known and may be cited as the West Virginia Lottery Interactive Wagering Act.
§29-22D-10. License Prohibitions
(a) The commission may not grant any license, 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;
§29-22D-11. Sports Wagering House Rules; Posting of Rules
(a) Each operator shall adopt comprehensive house rules for game play governing sports wagering transactions with its patrons. These comprehensive rules will be published as part of the minimum internal control standards. The rules shall specify the amounts to be paid on winning wagers and the effect of schedule changes. House rules shall be approved […]
§29-22D-12. Operator Duties; Sports Wagering Operations at a Licensed Gaming Facility
(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 require further investigation which shall be immediately reported and investigated by the commission. System requirements […]
§29-22D-13. Posting of Betting Limits
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.
§29-22D-14. Sports Wagering Agreements With Other Governments
(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 operators licensed by the signatory governments; and