West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 179 - Lottery Commission › Title 179 - LEGISLATIVE RULE WEST VIRGINIA LOTTERY › Series 179-04 - Limited Gaming Facility Rules › Part 4 - CONDUCT OF GAMING › Section 179-4-79 - Issuance and Use of Tokens for Gaming in Video Lottery Terminals

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
79.1. The limited
				  gaming facility licensee shall not issue, or cause to be used, in its casino
				  gaming operation, any tokens for gaming in video lottery terminals unless the
				  tokens are approved by the Commission. In requesting approval of the tokens,
				  the limited gaming facility licensee shall first submit, to the Commission, a
				  detailed schematic of its proposed token. The schematic shall show its front,
				  back, and edge, its diameter and thickness, and any logo, design, or wording to
				  be contained on the token, all of which shall be depicted on the schematic as
				  they will appear, both as to size and location, on the actual token. Once the
				  design schematics are approved by the Commission, a token shall not be issued
				  or used until a sample of the token is also submitted and approved by the
				  Commission.
79.2. The limited
				  gaming facility licensee may, with the approval of the Commission, issue metal
				  tokens designed for gaming in its video lottery terminals. The tokens shall:
79.2.a. Clearly identify the name and
				  location of the limited gaming facility operation issuing them.
79.2.b. Clearly state the face value of the
				  token;
79.2.c. Contain the
				  statement "Not Legal Tender;"
79.2.d. Contain on at least one face a
				  statement approved by the Commission as to form and content that notifies a
				  patron that the token will be accepted to activate play only in video lottery
				  terminals operated by the limited gaming facility licensee that issued
				  it;
79.2.e. Not be deceptively
				  similar to any current or past coin of the United States of America or of a
				  foreign country;
79.2.f. Be of a
				  size or shape or have other characteristics that will physically prevent their
				  use to activate lawful vending machines or other machines designed to be
				  operated by coins of the United States of America;
79.2.g. Not be manufactured from a
				  ferromagnetic material or from a three-layered material consisting of a
				  copper-nickel alloy clad on both sides of a pure copper core or from a copper
				  based alloy unless the total zinc, nickel, aluminum, magnesium, and other
				  alloying metal is more than 25% of the token's weight;
79.2.h. Incorporate the anti-counterfeit
				  features and other security measures the Commission requires; and
79.2.i. Be disk-shaped and conform to all of
				  the following measurements:
79.2.i.1. The
				  diameter of the five-cent denomination tokens shall be between 0.795 and 0.805
				  inches and the width shall be between 0.072 and 0.078 inches;
79.2.i.2. The diameter of the 10 cent
				  denomination tokens shall be between 0.870 and 0.880 inches and the width shall
				  be between 0.058 and 0.067 inches;
79.2.i.3. The diameter of the 25 cent
				  denomination tokens shall be between 0.979 and 0.989 inches and the width
				  between 0.064 and 0.070 inches;
79.2.i.4. The diameter of the 50 cent
				  denomination tokens shall be between 1.235 and 1.248 inches and the width
				  between 0.077 and 0.083 inches;
79.2.i.5. The diameter of the $1.00
				  denomination tokens shall be between 1.460 and 1.470 inches and the width
				  between 0.098 and 0.104 inches;
79.2.i.6. The diameter of the $2.00
				  denomination tokens shall be between 1.335 and 1.348 inches and the width
				  between 0.098 and 0.104 inches;
79.2.i.7. The diameter of the $5.00
				  denomination tokens shall be between 1.750 and 1.760 inches and the width
				  between 0.119 and 0.125 inches;
79.2.i.8. The diameter of the $10.00
				  denomination tokens shall be between 1.695 and 1.705 inches and the width
				  between 0.133 and 0.139 inches;
79.2.i.9. The diameter of the $25.00
				  denomination tokens shall be between 1.645 and 1.655 inches and the width
				  between 0.093 and 0.099 inches; and
79.2.i.10. The diameter of the $100.00
				  denomination tokens shall be between 1.595 and 1.605 inches and the width
				  between 0.077 and 0.083 inches.