(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 conducted under the terms specified in this article and article twenty-two-c of […]
(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 controlling person of the licensee and all stockholders, partners, officers or […]
(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 meet the requirements of this section. Each applicant who […]
(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 applicant shall be an individual of […]
(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, the amount of the […]
(a) The commission shall include on each license that the commission issues: (1) The type of license;
(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 address, a renewal application form and notice […]
(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 applicant or licensee or for another;
(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. (b) Notice of hearing and right to counsel. — […]
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 all premises of the gaming facility with West Virginia Lottery table […]
(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 facility impliedly consents to the presence of the law-enforcement officers. (b) Commission […]
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 Virginia Lottery table games less winnings paid to wagerers in such games. […]
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 of this article. The licensed gaming facility shall also submit seventeen percent of […]
(a) Imposition and rate of limited gaming profits tax. — There is hereby levied and shall be collected a privilege tax against a gaming license in an amount to be determined by the application of the rate against adjusted gross receipts of the licensed gaming facility. The rate of tax is thirty-five percent. Of that […]
(a) There is hereby created a special fund in the State Treasury which shall be designated and known as the Historic Resort Hotel Fund. Thirty-six percent of the gross terminal income received by the commission under section twenty of this article and thirty percent of the adjusted gross receipts received by the commission under section […]
(a) There is hereby created a special fund in the State Treasury which shall be designated and known as the Human Resource Benefit Fund. Seventeen percent of the gross terminal income received by the commission under section twenty of this article and five percent of the adjusted gross receipts received by the commission under section […]
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of section twenty-two of this article to the contrary, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and each fiscal year thereafter, after payment of the commission's expenses pursuant to subsection (b), section twenty-two of this article, each distribution made in subsection (c), section twenty-two of this article from gross terminal […]
(a) A gaming licensee may not permit any form of wagering except as authorized under this article or article twenty-two, twenty-two-a or twenty-two-c of this chapter. (b) A gaming licensee may receive wagers only from an individual present in a licensed gaming facility. (c) All gaming facility operations shall utilize a cashless wagering system whereby […]
(a) An individual may enter a designated gaming area or remain in a designated gaming area only if the individual: (1) Is either;
(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;
