West Virginia Code
Article 25. Authorized Gaming Facility
§29-25-8. Licenses Required

(a) No person may engage in any activity in connection with a gaming facility in this state for which a license is required by subsection (b) of this section unless that person has been licensed by the commission in accordance with this article.
(b) Licenses are required for the following purposes:
(1) For any person engaging in the business of operating a gaming facility in the state;
(2) For any person engaging in the business of supplying a gaming facility with gaming devices, gaming supplies or gaming services;
(3) For any individual employed by a gaming licensee in connection with the operation of a gaming facility in the state; and
(4) For any person providing management services under a contract to a gaming facility.
(c) Any license required under this article is in addition to all other licenses or permits otherwise required by law.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers

Article 25. Authorized Gaming Facility

§29-25-1. Authorization of Limited Gaming Facility; Findings; Intent

§29-25-2. Definitions

§29-25-3. Commission Duties and Powers

§29-25-4. Appointment of Commission Staff; Conditions of Employment

§29-25-5. Rules

§29-25-6. Law Enforcement

§29-25-7. Local Option

§29-25-8. Licenses Required

§29-25-9. License to Operate a Gaming Facility

§29-25-10. Reports by Licensee

§29-25-11. License to Supply Gaming Facility

§29-25-12. License to Be Employed by Operator of Gaming Facility

§29-25-13. False Statements on Applications; Other License or Registration Requirements and Prohibitions

§29-25-14. Licenses; Availability for Inspection; Change of Address

§29-25-15. Expiration Date and Renewal of Gaming License

§29-25-16. License Denial, Revocation and Reprimand

§29-25-17. Hearing Procedures

§29-25-18. Inspection and Seizure

§29-25-19. Consent to Presence of Law-Enforcement Officers; Wagering Limits; Operations and Services; Posting of Betting Limits

§29-25-20. Accounting and Reporting of Gross Terminal Income; Distribution

§29-25-21. Taxes on Games Other Than Video Lottery Games

§29-25-22. Historic Resort Hotel Fund; Allocation of Adjusted Gross Receipts; Disposition of License Fees

§29-25-22a. Human Resource Benefit Fund

§29-25-22b. Changes in Distribution of Adjusted Gross Receipts and Additional Income; Distributions From Excess Lottery Fund

§29-25-23. Prohibition on Unauthorized Wagering; Complimentary Service, Gift, Cash or Other Item

§29-25-24. Individual Gaming Restrictions

§29-25-25. Offenses and Penalties

§29-25-26. Forfeiture of Property

§29-25-27. Civil Penalties

§29-25-28. Specific Provision for Video Lottery Games

§29-25-29. Video Lottery Terminal Requirements; Application for Approval of Video Lottery Terminals; Testing of Video Lottery Terminals; Report of Test Results; Modifications to Previously Approved Models; Conformity to Prototype; Seizure and Destruc...

§29-25-30. Video Lottery Terminal Hardware and Software Requirements; Hardware Specifications; Software Requirements for Randomness Testing; Software Requirements for Percentage Payout; Software Requirements for Continuation of Video Lottery Game Aft...

§29-25-31. The Specific Video Lottery Duties Required of the Gaming Facility

§29-25-32. Surcharge; Capital Reinvestment Fund

§29-25-33. License to Be a Provider of Management Services

§29-25-34. State Ownership of West Virginia Lottery Table Games

§29-25-35. Preemption

§29-25-36. Exemption From Federal Law

§29-25-37. Game Rules of Play; Disputes

§29-25-38. Shipment of Gambling Devices