West Virginia Code
Article 22B. Limited Video Lottery
§29-22B-1704. Criminal Penalty for Unauthorized Video Lottery Terminal

(a) A licensee who places a video gambling machine into play is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall for a first conviction be confined in a county or regional jail for a term of not more than one year, and fined not less than $5,000 nor more than $10,000, except that, in the case of a person other than an individual, the fine may not be less than $20,000 nor more than $30,000.
(b) A second and each subsequent offense under this section shall be a felony and, upon conviction thereof, the person shall be confined in a state correctional facility for a term of not less than one year nor more than three years and fined not less than $10,000 nor more than $20,000, except that in the case of a person other than an individual, the fine may not be less than $25,000 nor more than $50,000.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers

Article 22B. Limited Video Lottery

§29-22B-101. Short Title

§29-22B-102. Authorization for Limited Video Lottery; Regulation by Lottery Commission

§29-22B-103. Exceptions

§29-22B-201. Legislative Finding; Constitutional Authority; Limited Video Lottery Is a Lottery

§29-22B-202. Legislative Finding; State Ownership of Video Lottery Through Outright Ownership or Possession of a Proprietary Interest in Computer Hardware and Software

§29-22B-203. Legislative Finding; License to Participate in Limited Video Lottery Is a Privilege

§29-22B-301. Applicability of Definitions

§29-22B-302. Applicant Defined

§29-22B-303. Associated Equipment Defined

§29-22B-304. Background Investigation Defined

§29-22B-305. Central Computer, Central Control Computer or Central Site System Defined

§29-22B-306. Commission or State Lottery Commission Defined

§29-22B-307. Control Defined

§29-22B-308. Director Defined

§29-22B-309. Disable or Terminal Disable Defined

§29-22B-310. Display Defined

§29-22B-311. Eprom and Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory Chips Defined

§29-22B-312. Identification Document Defined

§29-22B-313. Indirect Ownership Defined

§29-22B-314. License Defined

§29-22B-315. Location Defined

§29-22B-316. Limited Video Lottery Retailer Defined

§29-22B-317. Lottery Defined

§29-22B-318. Manufacturer Defined

§29-22B-319. National Criminal History Background Check System Defined

§29-22B-320. Net Terminal Income and Gross Terminal Income Defined

§29-22B-321. Operator Defined

§29-22B-322. Own Defined

§29-22B-323. Permit Defined

§29-22B-324. Permittee Defined

§29-22B-325. Person Defined

§29-22B-326. Player Defined

§29-22B-327. Resident of This State Defined

§29-22B-328. Restricted Access Adult-Only Facility Defined

§29-22B-329. Service Technician Defined

§29-22B-330. Video Lottery Defined

§29-22B-331. Video Gambling Machine Defined

§29-22B-332. Video Lottery Game Defined

§29-22B-333. Video Lottery Terminal Defined

§29-22B-334. Wager Defined

§29-22B-401. General Authority of State Lottery Commission and Director; Conflicts

§29-22B-402. Powers and Duties of the State Lottery Commission

§29-22B-403. Powers and Duties of the Director

§29-22B-404. Advertising by Commission or Director

§29-22B-501. Types of Licenses Issued for Participation in Limited Video Lottery Activities

§29-22B-502. General Qualifications for All Types of Limited Video Lottery Licenses

§29-22B-503. Additional Qualifications for an Applicant for an Operator S License

§29-22B-504. Additional Qualifications for an Applicant for a Limited Video Lottery Retailer S License

§29-22B-505. Additional Qualification for an Applicant for a Service Technician's License

§29-22B-506. Additional Qualifications for an Applicant for a Manufacturer's License

§29-22B-507. Persons Having Control of an Applicant for a Limited Video Lottery License

§29-22B-508. Commission Action on Applications

§29-22B-509. Incomplete Application Not to Be Considered

§29-22B-510. Burden of Proving Qualification for License

§29-22B-511. Issuance of Order Refusing to Issue or Renew License, or Suspending or Revoking Same

§29-22B-512. Review of Continuing Eligibility for License

§29-22B-513. Application Forms and Other Documents

§29-22B-514. Failure to Reveal Material Fact; False or Misleading Material

§29-22B-515. Bonding Requirements for Operators and Limited Video Lottery Retailers Who Are Permittees

§29-22B-516. Applicant Bears the Risk of Adverse Publicity

§29-22B-517. Renewal of Licenses

§29-22B-518. Annual License Fees

§29-22B-601. Establishment of Procedures for Background Investigations

§29-22B-602. Responsibility of State Police in Conducting Background Investigations

§29-22B-603. Guidelines for Background Investigations

§29-22B-604. Applicant's Rights Regarding Background Investigations

§29-22B-701. General Duties of All Licensees

§29-22B-702. Additional Duties of Limited Video Lottery Retailers

§29-22B-703. Additional Duties of Limited Video Lottery Retailers Who Are Permittees

§29-22B-704. Duties of Limited Video Lottery Retailer Regarding Payment of Credits

§29-22B-705. Additional Duties of Manufacturers

§29-22B-706. Additional Duties of Operators

§29-22B-707. Additional Duties of Service Technicians

§29-22B-801. Manufacturer Seeking Approval of Terminal Must Be Licensed; Prohibition Against Placement of Unapproved Terminal

§29-22B-802. Testing of Video Lottery Terminals and Associated Equipment

§29-22B-803. Reporting of Testing Results

§29-22B-901. Hardware Specifications

§29-22B-902. Control of Electrical Power

§29-22B-903. Coin or Bill Acceptors

§29-22B-904. Security; Access to the Interior of Video Lottery Terminals

§29-22B-905. Printing Mechanism

§29-22B-906. Identification Plate

§29-22B-907. Display of Information on Terminal Face or Screen

§29-22B-908. Communication With Central Computer System

§29-22B-909. Random Number Generator Required

§29-22B-910. Payout Standards

§29-22B-911. Continuation of Current Game After Malfunction

§29-22B-912. Electronic Accounting Required

§29-22B-1001. Manufacturer Must Be Licensed

§29-22B-1002. Manufacturers May Sell or Lease Only to Permittees

§29-22B-1003. Terminals Must Be Approved

§29-22B-1004. Purchase or Lease by Permittees

§29-22B-1101. Limitation on Number and Location of Video Lottery Terminals

§29-22B-1102. Permits to Operate Video Lottery Terminals; Expiration Date; Annual Fee to Be Paid by May 1st

§29-22B-1103. Permit Fee

§29-22B-1104. Reservation of Authority to Have Video Lottery Terminals on or Before August 1, 2001

§29-22B-1105. Determination of Authorizations to Be Issued Without Bid and Number of Authorizations to Be Bid

§29-22B-1106. Allocation of Permits to Own or Lease Video Lottery Terminals by Sealed Bid

§29-22B-1107. Bidding Process

§29-22B-1108. Preference for Current Permit Holders

§29-22B-1109. Bid Bond Required

§29-22B-1110. Operator Permit

§29-22B-1111. Reduction of Video Lottery Terminals Authorized in a Retailer's License

§29-22B-1112. Reduction of Gambling

§29-22B-1113. Operation of Authorized Video Lottery Terminals; Forfeiture of Authorization for Failure to Operate

§29-22B-1201. Placement of Video Lottery Terminals

§29-22B-1202. No Limited Video Lottery Retailer License for Premises Within 150 Feet of Another Licensed Premises; No Two License Retailer Locations Within a Common Structure

§29-22B-1203. Registration Decals

§29-22B-1204. Installation of Approved Lottery Terminals

§29-22B-1205. Transportation From Manufacturer and Registration of Video Lottery Terminals

§29-22B-1206. Any Other Transportation of Video Lottery Terminals

§29-22B-1301. Maintenance of Video Lottery Terminals

§29-22B-1302. Maintenance Log

§29-22B-1303. Master Keys

§29-22B-1304. Repairs to Logic Board or Circuitry

§29-22B-1401. Accounting for the State's Share of Gross Terminal Income

§29-22B-1402. Resolution of Discrepancies

§29-22B-1403. Payover of State's Share of Gross Terminal Income

§29-22B-1404. Permittees to Furnish Bank Authorizations

§29-22B-1405. State's Share of Gross Terminal Income Held in Trust

§29-22B-1406. Examination of Permittee Books and Records

§29-22B-1407. Civil Penalty for Failure to Pay Over State's Share of Gross Terminal Income

§29-22B-1408. Distribution of State"s Share of Gross Terminal Income

§29-22B-1501. Appeal of Order

§29-22B-1502. Contents of Petition for Hearing; Security

§29-22B-1503. Hearing Procedures

§29-22B-1504. Judicial Review

§29-22B-1601. Imposition of Civil Penalties by the Commission

§29-22B-1602. Civil Penalties Applicable to Limited Video Lottery Retailers

§29-22B-1603. Civil Penalties Applicable to Service Technicians

§29-22B-1604. Civil Penalties Applicable to Permittees

§29-22B-1605. Civil Penalties Applicable to Manufacturers

§29-22B-1606. Civil Penalties for Failure of Licensees to Perform Duties

§29-22B-1607. Civil Action to Collect Penalty

§29-22B-1701. Financial Interest of Director, etc.; Receiving Reward From Interested Party; Criminal Penalty; Application of Bribery Statute

§29-22B-1702. Criminal Penalties for Unlawful Inducement

§29-22B-1703. Criminal Penalty for Unauthorized Game on Authorized Video Lottery Terminal

§29-22B-1704. Criminal Penalty for Unauthorized Video Lottery Terminal

§29-22B-1705. Criminal Penalty for Possession of Video Gambling Machine

§29-22B-1706. Criminal Penalty for Expired Operator or Limited Video Lottery Retailer's License

§29-22B-1707. Criminal Penalty for Possession of Altered or Nonconforming Video Lottery Terminal, Device or Related Material

§29-22B-1708. Criminal Penalty for Tampered Game, Terminal, Device or Other Equipment

§29-22B-1709. Criminal Penalty for Deceptive Practices

§29-22B-1710. Employment of Unlicensed Person Who Is Required to Be Licensed

§29-22B-1711. Criminal Penalty for Unlicensed Person to Work in a Position for Which License Is Required

§29-22B-1712. Criminal Penalty for Use of Device That Gives Player an Unauthorized Advantage

§29-22B-1713. Criminal Penalty for Violation of Rules of Play

§29-22B-1714. Criminal Penalty for Corrupt Combinations, Collusions or Conspiracies Prohibited

§29-22B-1801. Video Gambling Machines Declared Contraband

§29-22B-1802. Legislative Findings Regarding Seizure and Sale of Video Gambling Machines and Other Property

§29-22B-1803. Items Subject to Forfeiture

§29-22B-1804. Procedure for Seizure of Forfeitable Property

§29-22B-1805. Procedures for Forfeiture

§29-22B-1806. Disposition of Forfeited Moneys, Securities or Other Negotiable Instruments

§29-22B-1807. Disposition of Other Forfeited Property; Distribution of Proceeds

§29-22B-1901. Effect of This Article on Certain Taxes

§29-22B-1902. Preemption of State Laws or Local Regulation

§29-22B-1903. Timing of Implementation