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§29-22B-101. Short Title - §29-22B-101. Short title. This article shall be known and may...
§29-22B-102. Authorization for Limited Video Lottery; Regulation by Lottery Commission - Limited video lottery is hereby authorized and may be operated...
§29-22B-103. Exceptions - (a) Nothing in this article shall be construed in any...
§29-22B-201. Legislative Finding; Constitutional Authority; Limited Video Lottery Is a Lottery - §29-22B-201. Legislative finding; Constitutional authority; limited video lottery is a...
§29-22B-202. Legislative Finding; State Ownership of Video Lottery Through Outright Ownership or Possession of a Proprietary Interest in Computer Hardware and Software - The Legislature further finds and declares that: (1) The state...
§29-22B-203. Legislative Finding; License to Participate in Limited Video Lottery Is a Privilege - The Legislature further finds and declares that: (1) A person...
§29-22B-301. Applicability of Definitions - §29-22B-301. Applicability of definitions. For the purposes of this article,...
§29-22B-302. Applicant Defined - "Applicant" means a person applying for a license required by...
§29-22B-303. Associated Equipment Defined - "Associated equipment" means any hardware located on the premises of...
§29-22B-304. Background Investigation Defined - "Background investigation" means a security, criminal and credit investigation of...
§29-22B-305. Central Computer, Central Control Computer or Central Site System Defined - "Central computer," "central control computer" or "central site system" means...
§29-22B-306. Commission or State Lottery Commission Defined - "Commission" or "state Lottery Commission" means the West Virginia Lottery...
§29-22B-307. Control Defined - "Control" means the authority to direct the management and policies...
§29-22B-308. Director Defined - "Director" means the individual appointed by the Governor to provide...
§29-22B-309. Disable or Terminal Disable Defined - "Disable" or "terminal disable" means the process of executing a...
§29-22B-310. Display Defined - "Display" means the visual presentation of video lottery game features...
§29-22B-311. Eprom and Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory Chips Defined - "EPROM" and "erasable programmable read-only memory chips" means the electronic...
§29-22B-312. Identification Document Defined - "Identification document" means a document made or issued by or...
§29-22B-313. Indirect Ownership Defined - "Indirect ownership" means an interest a person owns in an...
§29-22B-314. License Defined - "License" or "video lottery license" means authorization granted by the...
§29-22B-315. Location Defined - "Location" means a restricted access adult-only facility located on premises...
§29-22B-316. Limited Video Lottery Retailer Defined - "Limited video lottery retailer" means a person who holds either...
§29-22B-317. Lottery Defined - "Lottery" means the public gaming systems or games regulated, controlled,...
§29-22B-318. Manufacturer Defined - "Manufacturer" means any person holding a license issued under this...
§29-22B-319. National Criminal History Background Check System Defined - "National criminal history background check system" means the criminal history...
§29-22B-320. Net Terminal Income and Gross Terminal Income Defined - "Net terminal income" means the portion of gross terminal income...
§29-22B-321. Operator Defined - "Operator" means a person holding an operators license granted under...
§29-22B-322. Own Defined - "Own" means any beneficial or proprietary interest in any property...
§29-22B-323. Permit Defined - "Permit" means the authorization issued by the commission allowing a...
§29-22B-324. Permittee Defined - "Permittee" means a licensed operator or a licensed limited video...
§29-22B-325. Person Defined - "Person" means any natural person, and any corporation, association, partnership,...
§29-22B-326. Player Defined - "Player" means a person who plays a video lottery game...
§29-22B-327. Resident of This State Defined - [Repealed.]
§29-22B-328. Restricted Access Adult-Only Facility Defined - "Restricted access adult-only facility" means: (a)(1) A private club licensed...
§29-22B-329. Service Technician Defined - "Service technician" means an individual who is licensed under this...
§29-22B-330. Video Lottery Defined - "Video lottery" means a lottery that allows a game to...
§29-22B-331. Video Gambling Machine Defined - (a) "Video gambling machine" means a computerized device: (1) That...
§29-22B-332. Video Lottery Game Defined - "Video lottery game" means an electronically simulated game of chance...
§29-22B-333. Video Lottery Terminal Defined - "Video lottery terminal" means a commission-approved machine or device that...
§29-22B-334. Wager Defined - "Wager" means a sum of money or thing of value...
§29-22B-401. General Authority of State Lottery Commission and Director; Conflicts - §29-22B-401. General authority of state Lottery Commission and director; conflicts....
§29-22B-402. Powers and Duties of the State Lottery Commission - In addition to any other powers and duties set forth...
§29-22B-403. Powers and Duties of the Director - In addition to the duties imposed upon the director elsewhere...
§29-22B-404. Advertising by Commission or Director - The commission and the director may conduct video lottery advertising...
§29-22B-501. Types of Licenses Issued for Participation in Limited Video Lottery Activities - §29-22B-501. Types of licenses issued for participation in limited video...
§29-22B-502. General Qualifications for All Types of Limited Video Lottery Licenses - (a) No limited video lottery license or license renewal may...
§29-22B-503. Additional Qualifications for an Applicant for an Operator S License - (a) No operators license or license renewal may be granted...
§29-22B-504. Additional Qualifications for an Applicant for a Limited Video Lottery Retailer S License - No limited video lottery retailers license or license renewal may...
§29-22B-505. Additional Qualification for an Applicant for a Service Technician's License - No service technician's license or license renewal may be granted...
§29-22B-506. Additional Qualifications for an Applicant for a Manufacturer's License - No manufacturer's license or license renewal may be granted unless...
§29-22B-507. Persons Having Control of an Applicant for a Limited Video Lottery License - The following persons are considered to have control of an...
§29-22B-508. Commission Action on Applications - (a) The commission may not issue any license until after...
§29-22B-509. Incomplete Application Not to Be Considered - (a) The Lottery Commission shall notify the applicant in writing...
§29-22B-510. Burden of Proving Qualification for License - The burden of proving qualification for any limited video lottery...
§29-22B-511. Issuance of Order Refusing to Issue or Renew License, or Suspending or Revoking Same - (a) The commission shall notify applicants and licensees in writing...
§29-22B-512. Review of Continuing Eligibility for License - The Lottery Commission shall determine on a continuing basis the...
§29-22B-513. Application Forms and Other Documents - (a) The commission shall determine the forms of application to...
§29-22B-514. Failure to Reveal Material Fact; False or Misleading Material - (a) An applicant who knowingly fails to reveal any fact...
§29-22B-515. Bonding Requirements for Operators and Limited Video Lottery Retailers Who Are Permittees - Before any operator or limited video lottery retailer is issued...
§29-22B-516. Applicant Bears the Risk of Adverse Publicity - Each applicant bears all risks of adverse public notice, embarrassment,...
§29-22B-517. Renewal of Licenses - The commission shall renew video lottery licenses annually on a...
§29-22B-518. Annual License Fees - (a) The following license fees shall be paid annually by...
§29-22B-601. Establishment of Procedures for Background Investigations - §29-22B-601. Establishment of procedures for background investigations. (a) The Lottery...
§29-22B-602. Responsibility of State Police in Conducting Background Investigations - The state police shall establish and maintain an adequate system...
§29-22B-603. Guidelines for Background Investigations - The Lottery Commission may not request a background check of...
§29-22B-604. Applicant's Rights Regarding Background Investigations - Each applicant who is the subject of a background check...
§29-22B-701. General Duties of All Licensees - §29-22B-701. General duties of all licensees. All video lottery license...
§29-22B-702. Additional Duties of Limited Video Lottery Retailers - In addition to the general duties imposed on all licensees...
§29-22B-703. Additional Duties of Limited Video Lottery Retailers Who Are Permittees - In addition to the general duties imposed on all licensees...
§29-22B-704. Duties of Limited Video Lottery Retailer Regarding Payment of Credits - (a) A limited video lottery retailer shall not make payment...
§29-22B-705. Additional Duties of Manufacturers - In addition to the general duties imposed on all licensees...
§29-22B-706. Additional Duties of Operators - In addition to the general duties imposed on all licensees...
§29-22B-707. Additional Duties of Service Technicians - In addition to the general duties imposed on all licensees...
§29-22B-801. Manufacturer Seeking Approval of Terminal Must Be Licensed; Prohibition Against Placement of Unapproved Terminal - TERMINALS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT. §29-22B-801. Manufacturer seeking approval of terminal...
§29-22B-802. Testing of Video Lottery Terminals and Associated Equipment - (a) The manufacturer shall submit two copies of terminal illustrations,...
§29-22B-803. Reporting of Testing Results - After each test has been completed, the commission shall provide...
§29-22B-901. Hardware Specifications - §29-22B-901. Hardware specifications. Video lottery terminals licensed for placement in...
§29-22B-902. Control of Electrical Power - (a) A surge protector shall be installed on the electrical...
§29-22B-903. Coin or Bill Acceptors - (a) A minimum of one electronic or mechanical coin acceptor...
§29-22B-904. Security; Access to the Interior of Video Lottery Terminals - (a) Access to the interior of video lottery terminals shall...
§29-22B-905. Printing Mechanism - Each video lottery terminal must contain a single printing mechanism...
§29-22B-906. Identification Plate - A permanently installed and affixed identification plate shall appear on...
§29-22B-907. Display of Information on Terminal Face or Screen - All information required by this section must be displayed under...
§29-22B-908. Communication With Central Computer System - Communication equipment and devices shall be installed to enable each...
§29-22B-909. Random Number Generator Required - Each video lottery terminal shall have a random number generator...
§29-22B-910. Payout Standards - Each video lottery terminal shall meet the following maximum and...
§29-22B-911. Continuation of Current Game After Malfunction - Each video lottery terminal shall be capable of continuing the...
§29-22B-912. Electronic Accounting Required - (a) Each video lottery terminal shall at all times maintain...
§29-22B-1001. Manufacturer Must Be Licensed - OF VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS. §29-22B-1001. Manufacturer must be licensed. A...
§29-22B-1002. Manufacturers May Sell or Lease Only to Permittees - A licensed manufacturer of video lottery terminals may only sell...
§29-22B-1003. Terminals Must Be Approved - A licensed manufacturer may not sell or lease a video...
§29-22B-1004. Purchase or Lease by Permittees - Only permittees may purchase or lease video lottery terminals from...
§29-22B-1101. Limitation on Number and Location of Video Lottery Terminals - (a) The Lottery Commission may not authorize the placement of...
§29-22B-1102. Permits to Operate Video Lottery Terminals; Expiration Date; Annual Fee to Be Paid by May 1st - (a) The Lottery Commission shall establish forms for an operator's...
§29-22B-1103. Permit Fee - For the privilege of holding a permit that authorizes the...
§29-22B-1104. Reservation of Authority to Have Video Lottery Terminals on or Before August 1, 2001 - (a) On or before August 1, 2001, every person who...
§29-22B-1105. Determination of Authorizations to Be Issued Without Bid and Number of Authorizations to Be Bid - (a) When the applications provided for in section 22B-1104 of...
§29-22B-1106. Allocation of Permits to Own or Lease Video Lottery Terminals by Sealed Bid - (a) Any video lottery terminals not authorized by the commission...
§29-22B-1107. Bidding Process - (a) Bids for issuance of permits shall be obtained by...
§29-22B-1108. Preference for Current Permit Holders - (a) When seeking bids for the ten-year period beginning July...
§29-22B-1109. Bid Bond Required - (a) Each person submitting a bid under section 22B-1107 of...
§29-22B-1110. Operator Permit - (a) An operator who holds a permit issued under this...
§29-22B-1111. Reduction of Video Lottery Terminals Authorized in a Retailer's License - If after a limited video lottery license is issued or...
§29-22B-1112. Reduction of Gambling - Each limited video lottery retailer shall conspicuously post in the...
§29-22B-1113. Operation of Authorized Video Lottery Terminals; Forfeiture of Authorization for Failure to Operate - (a) A person who holds a permit or license to...
§29-22B-1201. Placement of Video Lottery Terminals - (a) Video lottery terminals allowed by this article may be...
§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 - (a) A limited video lottery retailer license may not be...
§29-22B-1203. Registration Decals - (a) Each video lottery terminal placed in operation in this...
§29-22B-1204. Installation of Approved Lottery Terminals - (a) The video lottery terminal manufacturer and licensed permittee are...
§29-22B-1205. Transportation From Manufacturer and Registration of Video Lottery Terminals - (a) A manufacturer transporting or arranging for the transportation of...
§29-22B-1206. Any Other Transportation of Video Lottery Terminals - (a) Any person who transports a video lottery terminal from...
§29-22B-1301. Maintenance of Video Lottery Terminals - OF VIDEO LOTTERY TERMINALS. §29-22B-1301. Maintenance of video lottery terminals....
§29-22B-1302. Maintenance Log - A written maintenance log shall be kept within the main...
§29-22B-1303. Master Keys - Permittees shall provide the commission with a master key for...
§29-22B-1304. Repairs to Logic Board or Circuitry - (a) No repairs to, or replacement of, the logic board...
§29-22B-1401. Accounting for the State's Share of Gross Terminal Income - DISTRIBUTION OF REVENUES. §29-22B-1401. Accounting for the state's share of...
§29-22B-1402. Resolution of Discrepancies - (a) The commission's central control computer shall keep accurate records...
§29-22B-1403. Payover of State's Share of Gross Terminal Income - (a) The commission shall periodically transfer from each permittee's bank...
§29-22B-1404. Permittees to Furnish Bank Authorizations - (a) Each permittee shall furnish to the commission all information...
§29-22B-1405. State's Share of Gross Terminal Income Held in Trust - The amount of gross terminal income required to be paid...
§29-22B-1406. Examination of Permittee Books and Records - The commission has the right to examine all accounts, bank...
§29-22B-1407. Civil Penalty for Failure to Pay Over State's Share of Gross Terminal Income - (a) Any person required by law or contract to collect,...
§29-22B-1408. Distribution of State"s Share of Gross Terminal Income - (a) The states share of gross terminal income is calculated...
§29-22B-1501. Appeal of Order - §29-22B-1501. Appeal of order. (a) Any applicant or license holder...
§29-22B-1502. Contents of Petition for Hearing; Security - (a) A petition for a hearing shall be in writing...
§29-22B-1503. Hearing Procedures - (a) Hearings held under this article shall be subject to...
§29-22B-1504. Judicial Review - The applicant or license holder who filed the petition for...
§29-22B-1601. Imposition of Civil Penalties by the Commission - §29-22B-1601. Imposition of civil penalties by the commission. The commission...
§29-22B-1602. Civil Penalties Applicable to Limited Video Lottery Retailers - (a) For allowing persons under age twenty-one years to play...
§29-22B-1603. Civil Penalties Applicable to Service Technicians - (a) For entering the logic area of any video lottery...
§29-22B-1604. Civil Penalties Applicable to Permittees - (a) For employing or contracting with persons, other than service...
§29-22B-1605. Civil Penalties Applicable to Manufacturers - (a) For shipping a video lottery terminal into this state...
§29-22B-1606. Civil Penalties for Failure of Licensees to Perform Duties - A person who fails to perform any of the duties...
§29-22B-1607. Civil Action to Collect Penalty - (a) The commission may collect any money penalty imposed pursuant...
§29-22B-1701. Financial Interest of Director, etc.; Receiving Reward From Interested Party; Criminal Penalty; Application of Bribery Statute - §29-22B-1701. Financial interest of director, etc.; receiving reward from interested...
§29-22B-1702. Criminal Penalties for Unlawful Inducement - (a) Any person who gives another person any thing of...
§29-22B-1703. Criminal Penalty for Unauthorized Game on Authorized Video Lottery Terminal - (a) A licensee who places a video lottery game on...
§29-22B-1704. Criminal Penalty for Unauthorized Video Lottery Terminal - (a) A licensee who places a video gambling machine into...
§29-22B-1705. Criminal Penalty for Possession of Video Gambling Machine - (a) After December 31, 2001, any person who has a...
§29-22B-1706. Criminal Penalty for Expired Operator or Limited Video Lottery Retailer's License - (a) A person who operates, carries on or exposes for...
§29-22B-1707. Criminal Penalty for Possession of Altered or Nonconforming Video Lottery Terminal, Device or Related Material - (a) A person who possesses any video lottery terminal that...
§29-22B-1708. Criminal Penalty for Tampered Game, Terminal, Device or Other Equipment - (a) A person who knowingly conducts, carries on, operates or...
§29-22B-1709. Criminal Penalty for Deceptive Practices - (a) A person who knowingly conducts, carries on, operates or...
§29-22B-1710. Employment of Unlicensed Person Who Is Required to Be Licensed - (a) A person who employs or continues to employ an...
§29-22B-1711. Criminal Penalty for Unlicensed Person to Work in a Position for Which License Is Required - (a) An individual who is required by this article to...
§29-22B-1712. Criminal Penalty for Use of Device That Gives Player an Unauthorized Advantage - (a) A person who, while a video lottery game is...
§29-22B-1713. Criminal Penalty for Violation of Rules of Play - A person who knowingly violates a provision of this article...
§29-22B-1714. Criminal Penalty for Corrupt Combinations, Collusions or Conspiracies Prohibited - It shall be unlawful for any person to corruptly combine,...
§29-22B-1801. Video Gambling Machines Declared Contraband - OF CONTRABAND; FORFEITURES. §29-22B-1801. Video gambling machines declared contraband. Effective...
§29-22B-1802. Legislative Findings Regarding Seizure and Sale of Video Gambling Machines and Other Property - The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the seizure and...
§29-22B-1803. Items Subject to Forfeiture - (a) The following items are subject to forfeiture: (1) Any...
§29-22B-1804. Procedure for Seizure of Forfeitable Property - (a) Seizure of property made subject to forfeiture by the...
§29-22B-1805. Procedures for Forfeiture - (a) The following procedures for forfeiture shall be followed: (1)...
§29-22B-1806. Disposition of Forfeited Moneys, Securities or Other Negotiable Instruments - (a) Whenever moneys, securities or other negotiable instruments are forfeited...
§29-22B-1807. Disposition of Other Forfeited Property; Distribution of Proceeds - (a) When property other than that referred to in section...
§29-22B-1901. Effect of This Article on Certain Taxes - §29-22B-1901. Effect of this article on certain taxes. (a) Notwithstanding...
§29-22B-1902. Preemption of State Laws or Local Regulation - (a) No state or local law or regulation providing any...
§29-22B-1903. Timing of Implementation - The Legislature finds and declares that the success of this...