§47-20-16. Records; Commissioner Audit
Any licensee which holds a bingo occasion as provided by this article shall maintain a separate checking account and separate bookkeeping procedure for its bingo operations: Provided, That nothing in this article restricts a licensee from transferring moneys in the account from a bingo occasion to an account created under section sixteen, article twenty-one of […]
§47-20-31. Additional Remedies for the Commissioner; Administrative Procedures; Deposit of Money Penalties
(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 commissioner promulgated for this article;
§47-20-17. Advertising
A licensee may advertise its bingo occasions in a manner reasonably necessary to promote the occasion: Provided, That a licensee may not hire any person, as defined in section two of this article, to develop or conduct an advertising campaign to promote any bingo occasion.
§47-20-18. Fraud; Penalties
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 bingo game with intent to defraud is guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than $10,000, or […]
§47-20-19. Obtaining License Fraudulently; Penalty
In addition to any other offense set forth in this code, any individual, association, organization or corporation which knowingly obtains or assists another in obtaining a bingo license under false, deceptive or fraudulent pretenses is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than five hundred nor more than $10,000.
§47-20-20. Violation of Provisions; Penalties
Any person who knowingly violates the provisions of this article other than sections eighteen and nineteen is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than one hundred nor more than $1,000. Any individual who knowingly violates the provisions of this article other than sections eighteen and nineteen is guilty […]
§47-20-21. Proceeds of State Fair
The Legislature declares that the net proceeds of any bingo game which accrue to the West Virginia state fair are considered used for charitable or public service purposes as defined in section two of this article. Any proceeds allowed by the state fair board to be paid to or retained by persons who conduct bingo […]
§47-20-22. State Fair Bingo License; Rules and Regulations
The West Virginia state fair board may apply annually to the Tax Commissioner for a state fair bingo license to provide for the conduct of bingo occasions at the state fair. The license shall permit the state fair board to have one or more persons conduct bingo occasions at the state fair who have conducted […]
§47-20-23. Administration; Rules and Regulations
(a) The Tax Commissioner shall administer the provisions of this article in accordance with the provisions of this article and chapter twenty- nine-a of this code. (b) The commissioner shall deny an application for a license if he finds that the issuance thereof would be in violation of the provisions of this article. (c) The […]
§47-20-24. Filing of Reports
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 which it covers. The annual report shall be filed […]