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WV Code § 29-22C-24 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22C. West Virginia Lottery Racetrack Table Games Act|§29-22C-24. Law Enforcement

(a) Generally. – Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the commission shall, by contract or cooperative agreement with the West Virginia State Police, arrange for those law-enforcement services uniquely related to gaming as such occurs at facilities of the type authorized by this article that are necessary to enforce the provisions of this article.(b) Costs. – The cost of services provided by the West Virginia State Police pursuant to a contract or cooperative agreement entered into pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, including, but not limited to necessary training costs, shall be paid by the commission as an administrative expense.(c) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the West Virginia State Police shall have exclusive jurisdiction over felony offenses committed on the grounds of any racetrack licensed under the provisions of this article.
WV Code § 29-22C-25 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22C. West Virginia Lottery Racetrack Table Games Act|§29-22C-25. Inspection and Seizure

As a condition of licensure, to inspect or investigate for criminal violations of this article or violations of the rules promulgated by the commission, the commission's agents and the West Virginia State Police may each, without notice and without warrant:(1) Inspect and examine all premises of the racetrack with West Virginia Lottery table games, gaming devices, the premises where gaming equipment is manufactured, sold, distributed or serviced or any premises in which any records of the activities are prepared or maintained;(2) Inspect any gaming equipment in, about, upon or around the premises of a racetrack with West Virginia Lottery table games;(3) Seize summarily and remove from the premises and impound any gaming equipment for the purposes of examination, inspection or testing;(4) Inspect, examine and audit all books, records, and documents pertaining to a racetrack table games licensee's operation;(5) Summarily seize, impound or assume physical control of any book, record, ledger, table game, gaming equipment or device, cash box and its contents, counting room or its equipment or West Virginia Lottery table games operations; and(6) Inspect the person, and the person's personal effects present on the grounds of a licensed racetrack with West Virginia Lottery table games, of any holder of a license issued pursuant to this article, while that person is present on the grounds of a licensed racetrack with West Virginia Lottery table games.
WV Code § 29-22C-27a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22C. West Virginia Lottery Racetrack Table Games Act|§29-22C-27a. Changes in Distribution of Adjusted Gross Receipts; Distributions From Excess Lottery Fund

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of section twenty-seven of this article to the contrary, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and each fiscal year thereafter, the distribution directed pursuant to subdivision (1), subsection (d) of that section shall be reduced by one hundred percent.(b) The total amount of reductions resulting from subsection (a) of this section shall be paid into the State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund created in section eighteen-a, article twenty-two of this chapter. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and each fiscal year thereafter, distributions to be made pursuant to subdivisions (2) and (3), subsection (c), section twenty-seven of this article shall be reduced by ten percent, and the amounts resulting from the reduction shall be paid into the State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund.(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and each fiscal year thereafter, moneys deposited to the State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund pursuant to this section shall be expended by the Lottery in accordance with appropriations.(d) Prior to payment of any appropriation made pursuant to this section, debt service payments payable from the State Excess Lottery Fund shall first be paid in accordance with the provisions of sections eighteen-a, eighteen-d and eighteen-e, article twenty-two of this chapter and in the priority as defined by subsection (c), section eighteen-f, article twenty-two of this chapter.(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, after payment of debt service from the State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund, all other distributions required by section eighteen-a, article twenty-two of this chapter and the distributions appropriated pursuant to this section shall be paid on a pro rata basis.
WV Code § 29-22C-28 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22C. West Virginia Lottery Racetrack Table Games Act|§29-22C-28. Prohibition on Unauthorized Wagering

(a) A racetrack table games licensee may receive wagers only from an individual physically present in a designated gaming area at a licensed racetrack with West Virginia Lottery table games.(b) All racetracks with West Virginia Lottery table games shall use a method of wagering whereby the table game player's money for wagering on table games is, at the request of the player, converted to tokens, electronic cards or other electronic media, or chips at the table or elsewhere at the licensed racetrack.(1) The tokens, electronic cards or other electronic media, or chips issued by a licensee racetrack with West Virginia Lottery table games can only be used for wagering at that racetrack.(2) Wagering on West Virginia Lottery table games may not be conducted with money or other negotiable currency or with tokens, electronic cards or other electronic media or chips not issued by the racetrack where the table games will be played.(3) At the request of the player, the licensee shall convert a player's tokens, electronic cards or other electronic media or chips back to money.(4) The licensee may not charge a fee for converting a player's money to an acceptable media for play at a gaming table or charge a fee for converting the acceptable media for wagering at a gaming table back to money.(c) No licensed racetrack employee may place a wager on any table game at the employer's racetrack.
WV Code § 29-22C-30 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22C. West Virginia Lottery Racetrack Table Games Act|§29-22C-30. Forfeiture of Property

(a) Anything of value, including all traceable proceeds, including, but not limited to, real and personal property, moneys, negotiable instruments, securities and conveyances, is subject to forfeiture to the State of West Virginia if the item is used for any of the following:(1) As a bribe intended to affect the outcome of a West Virginia Lottery table game in a licensed racetrack; or(2) In exchange for, or to facilitate, a violation of this article.(b) The Legislature finds and declares that the seizure and sale of items under the provisions of this section is not contemplated to be a forfeiture as that term is used in section 5, article XII of the Constitution of West Virginia and, to the extent that a seizure and sale may be found to be such a forfeiture, the Legislature hereby finds and declares that the proceeds from a seizure and sale under this article are not part of net proceeds as it is contemplated by section five, article XII of the Constitution of West Virginia.(c) If the forfeited property includes the racetrack real property and all of its improvements and related personal property, the commission may take control of and operate the racetrack and all related functions until the forfeited property is sold or is returned to the licensee as a result of due process proceedings.(d) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply if the act or omission that gives rise to the forfeiture is committed or omitted without the actual or reasonably implied knowledge or consent of the owner of the property to be forfeited.
WV Code § 29-22C-31 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22C. West Virginia Lottery Racetrack Table Games Act|§29-22C-31. Civil Penalties

(a) The commission may impose on any person who violates the provisions of this article a civil penalty not to exceed $50,000 for each violation, whether or not the person is licensed under this article.(b) The provisions of article five, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code apply to any civil penalty imposed pursuant to the provisions of this section.
WV Code § 29-22C-32 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22C. West Virginia Lottery Racetrack Table Games Act|§29-22C-32. Preemption

No local law or rule providing any penalty, disability, restriction, regulation or prohibition for operating a racetrack with West Virginia Lottery table games or supplying a licensed racetrack may be enacted, and the provisions of this article preempt all regulations, rules, ordinances and laws of any county or municipality in conflict with this article.
WV Code § 29-22C-33 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22C. West Virginia Lottery Racetrack Table Games Act|§29-22C-33. Exemption From Federal Law

Pursuant to section 2 of chapter 1194, 64 Stat. 1134, 15 U.S.C. 1172, approved January 2, 1951, the State of West Virginia, acting by and through duly elected and qualified members of the Legislature, does declare and proclaim that the state is exempt from chapter 1194, 64 Stat. 1134, 15 U.S.C. 1171 to 1178.
WV Code § 29-22C-34 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22C. West Virginia Lottery Racetrack Table Games Act|§29-22C-34. Shipment of Gambling Devices

All shipments of gambling devices, including video lottery machines, to licensed racetracks in this state, the registering, recording, and labeling of which have been completed by the manufacturer or dealer thereof in accordance with Chapter 1194, 64 Stat. 1134, 15 U.S.C. §1171 to §1178, are legal shipments of gambling devices into the State of West Virginia.
WV Code § 29-22D-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22D. West Virginia Lottery Sports Wagering Act|§29-22D-1. Short Title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the West Virginia Lottery Sports Wagering Act.
WV Code § 29-22D-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22D. West Virginia Lottery Sports Wagering Act|§29-22D-7. Management Services Providers; License Requirements

(a) License. — The holder of a license to operate West Virginia Lottery sports wagering may contract with an entity to conduct that operation in accordance with the regulations of the commission. That entity shall obtain a license as a management services provider prior to the execution of any such contract, and such license shall be issued pursuant to the provisions of this article and any regulations promulgated by the commission.(b) License qualifications and fee. — Each applicant for a management services provider license shall meet all requirements for licensure and pay a nonrefundable license and application fee of $1,000. The commission may adopt rules establishing additional requirements for an authorized management services provider. The commission may accept licensing by another jurisdiction, that it specifically determines to have similar licensing requirements, as evidence the applicant meets authorized management services provider licensing requirements.(c) Renewal. — Management services provider licenses shall be renewed annually to any licensee who continues to be in compliance with all requirements and who pays the annual renewal fee of $1,000. (d) Any entity or individual who shares in revenue, including any affiliate operating under a revenue share agreement, shall be licensed under this section.
WV Code § 29-22D-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22D. West Virginia Lottery Sports Wagering Act|§29-22D-8. Suppliers; License Requirements

(a) Supplier license. — (1) The commission may issue a supplier license to a person to sell or lease sports wagering equipment, systems, or other gaming items necessary to conduct sports wagering, and offer services related to such equipment or other gaming items to a West Virginia Lottery sports wagering licensee while the license is active. The commission may establish the conditions under which the commission may issue provisional licenses, pending completion of final action on an application.(2) The commission may adopt rules establishing additional requirements for a West Virginia Lottery sports wagering supplier and any system or other equipment utilized for wagering. The commission may accept licensing by another jurisdiction, that it specifically determines to have similar licensing requirements, as evidence the applicant meets West Virginia Lottery sports wagering supplier licensing requirements.(b) Supplier specifications. — An applicant for a supplier license shall demonstrate that the equipment, system, or services that the applicant plans to offer to the sports wagering licensee conform to standards established by the commission and applicable state law. The commission may accept approval by another jurisdiction, that it specifically determines have similar equipment standards, as evidence the applicant meets the standards established by the commission and applicable state law.(c) License application and renewal fees. — Applicants shall pay to the commission a nonrefundable license and application fee in the amount of $1,000. After the initial one-year term, the commission shall renew supplier licenses annually thereafter. Renewal of a supplier license will be granted to any renewal applicant who has continued to comply with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, upon submission of the commission issued renewal form and payment of a $1,000 renewal fee. (d) Inventory. — A licensed sports wagering supplier shall submit to the commission a list of all sports wagering equipment and services sold, delivered to, or offered to a West Virginia Lottery sports wagering licensee in this state, as required by the commission, all of which must be tested and approved by an independent testing laboratory approved by the commission. A sports wagering licensee may continue to use supplies acquired from a licensed sports wagering supplier, even if a supplier’s license expires or is otherwise cancelled, unless the commission finds a defect in the supplies.
WV Code § 29-22D-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22D. West Virginia Lottery Sports Wagering Act|§29-22D-9. Occupational Licenses

(a) All persons employed to be engaged directly in sports wagering-related activities, or otherwise conducting or operating sports wagering, shall be licensed by the commission and maintain a valid occupational license at all times and the commission shall issue such license to be employed in the operation of sports wagering to a person who meets the requirements of this section.(b) An occupational license to be employed by a gaming facility with West Virginia Lottery sports wagering permits the licensee to be employed in the capacity designated by the commission while the license is still active. The commission may establish, by rule, job classifications with different requirements to recognize the extent to which a particular job has the ability to impact the proper operation of West Virginia Lottery sports wagering.(c) Application and fee. — Applicants shall submit any required application forms established by the commission and pay a nonrefundable application fee of $100. The fee may be paid on behalf of an applicant by the employer.(d) Renewal fee and form. — Each licensed employee shall pay to the commission an annual license fee of $100 by June 30 of each year. The fee may be paid on behalf of the licensed employee by the employer. In addition to a renewal fee, each licensed employee shall annually submit a renewal application on the form required by the commission.
WV Code § 29-22D-11 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22D. West Virginia Lottery Sports Wagering Act|§29-22D-11. Sports Wagering House Rules; Posting of Rules

(a) Each operator shall adopt comprehensive house rules for game play governing sports wagering transactions with its patrons. These comprehensive rules will be published as part of the minimum internal control standards. The rules shall specify the amounts to be paid on winning wagers and the effect of schedule changes. House rules shall be approved by the commission prior to implementation.(b) The house rules, together with any other information the commission deems appropriate, shall be conspicuously displayed and included in the terms and conditions of the sports wagering system. Copies shall be made readily available to patrons. (c) The commission shall license and require the display of West Virginia Lottery game logos on game surfaces, other gaming items, and any locations the commission considers appropriate.
WV Code § 29-22D-13 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22D. West Virginia Lottery Sports Wagering Act|§29-22D-13. Posting of Betting Limits

A sports wagering licensee shall conspicuously post a sign at each West Virginia Lottery sports wagering location indicating the minimum and maximum wagers permitted at that location and shall comply with the same.
WV Code § 29-22D-15 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22D. West Virginia Lottery Sports Wagering Act|§29-22D-15. Authorization of Sports Wagering in This State; Requirements

(a) An operator shall accept wagers on sports events and other events authorized under this article from persons physically present in a licensed gaming facility where authorized sports wagering occurs, or from persons not physically present who wager by means of electronic devices. A person placing a wager shall be at least 21 years of age.(b) An operator may accept wagers from an individual physically located within this state using a mobile or other digital platform or a sports wagering device, approved by the commission, through the patron’s sports wagering account.(c) An operator may accept wagers from an individual physically located in a state or jurisdiction with which the commission has entered into a sports wagering agreement using a mobile or other digital platform or a sports wagering device through the patron’s sports wagering account, so long as the device or platform is approved by the commission and all other requirements of the agreement are satisfied.(d) The commission or operator may ban any person from entering a gaming area of a gaming facility conducting sports wagering or the grounds of a gaming facility licensed under this article or from participating in the play or operation of any West Virginia Lottery sports wagering. A log of all excluded players shall be kept by the commission and each licensee, and no player on the commission’s exclusion list or the licensed operator’s exclusion list shall wager on any West Virginia Lottery sports wagering under this article. (e) The commission shall promulgate regulations implementing the provisions of §29-22D-15(a) of this code by interpretive rule and minimum internal control standards.(f) The commission shall, when a federal law is enacted or repealed or when a federal court decision is issued that permits a state to regulate sports wagering, publish a notice in the State Register notifying the public of the enactment or repeal of federal law or of the issuance of such court decision. The commission shall not be authorized to conduct sports wagering in this state until the notice prescribed in this subsection is published in the State Register.(g) No licensed gaming facility employee may place a wager on any sports wagering at the employer’s facility or through any other mobile application or digital platform of their employer.(h) No commission employee may knowingly wager or be paid any prize from any wager placed at any licensed gaming facility with West Virginia Lottery sports wagering within this state or at any facility outside this jurisdiction that is directly or indirectly owned or operated by a sports wagering licensee.
WV Code § 29-22D-17 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22D. West Virginia Lottery Sports Wagering Act|§29-22D-17. West Virginia Lottery Sports Wagering Fund; Distribution of Funds

(a) The special fund in the State Treasury known as the West Virginia Lottery Sports Wagering Fund is hereby created and all moneys collected under this article by the commission shall be deposited with the State Treasurer to the West Virginia Lottery Sports Wagering Fund. The fund shall be an interest-bearing account with all interest or other return earned on the money of the fund credited to and deposited in the fund. All expenses of the commission incurred in the administration and enforcement of this article shall be paid from the sports wagering fund pursuant to §29-22D-17(b) of this code.(b) The commission shall deduct an amount sufficient to reimburse its actual costs and expenses incurred in administering sports wagering at licensed gaming facilities from the gross deposits into the sports wagering fund. The amount remaining after the deduction for administrative expenses is the net profit.(1) Administrative allowance. — The commission shall retain up to 15 percent of gross deposits for the fund operation and its administrative expenses: Provided, That in the event that the percentage allotted for operations and administration generates a surplus, the surplus shall be allowed to accumulate but may not exceed $250,000. On a monthly basis, the director shall report any surplus in excess of $250,000 to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance and remit the entire amount of those surplus funds in excess of $250,000 to the State Treasurer which shall be allocated as net profit. (2) Distribution of net profit. — In each fiscal year, net profit shall be deposited into the State Lottery Fund created by §29-22-18 of this code until a total of $15 million is deposited; thereafter, the remainder shall be deposited into the Public Employees Insurance Agency Financial Stability Fund to stabilize and preserve the future solvency of PEIA, and such amount may not be included in the calculation of any plan year aggregate premium cost-sharing percentages between employers and employees.
WV Code § 29-22D-18 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22D. West Virginia Lottery Sports Wagering Act|§29-22D-18. Law Enforcement

Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the commission shall, by contract or cooperative agreement with the West Virginia State Police, arrange for those law-enforcement services uniquely related to gaming, as such occurs at facilities of the type authorized by this article, that are necessary to enforce the provisions of this article that are not subject to federal jurisdiction: Provided, That the State Police shall only have exclusive jurisdiction over offenses committed on the grounds of a licensed gaming facility that are offenses relating to gaming.
WV Code § 29-22D-19 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 29. Miscellaneous Boards and Officers|Article 22D. West Virginia Lottery Sports Wagering Act|§29-22D-19. Civil Penalties

(a) The commission may impose, on any person who violates the provisions of this article, a civil penalty not to exceed $50,000 for each violation. Such penalty shall be imposed on all individuals and is not limited to individuals licensed under this article. This provision shall not be construed as applicable to office pools.(b) The provisions of §29A-5-1 et seq. of this code apply to any civil penalty imposed pursuant to the provisions of this section.