(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 $5,000 nor more than $25,000, except that, in the case of a person other than an individual, the fine may be not less than $50,000 nor more than $100,000. ARTICLE 18. of this code, and wants to offer video lottery terminals, as defined in this article, for the enjoyment of the licensee's customers after the effective date of this article shall file an application to be licensed as a limited video lottery retailer under this article. Thereafter, this fee shall be due and payable each first day of May while the person holds the permit and the amount of the fee shall be determined by the number of video lottery terminals the person is permitted to own or lease from a licensed manufacturer. The Lottery Commission shall determine on a continuing basis the eligibility of licensees to hold a license. (c) Each bid shall indicate the number of video lottery terminals for which the permit is sought. (b) No person may directly or indirectly operate more than seven and one-half percent of the number of video lottery terminals authorized in this section, which may be located only in restricted access adult-only facilities. No credits may be paid in tokens, chips or merchandise. (d) As used in this section the term "received" means physically received in the office of the state lottery by 4:30 p.m. on August 1, 2001. LVL play hit revenue records in June and July. (l) The special law-enforcement investigative funds of each law-enforcement agency may be placed in an interest-bearing depository insured by the federal government. ARTICLE 1F. Notice: The West Virginia Lottery strives for accuracy in reporting of winning numbers; however we cannot be responsible for complete accuracy of information due to the possible unauthorized entries and edits of our material. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, seizure of property subject to forfeiture by the provisions of this article may be made without process if: (1) The seizure is incident to a lawful arrest or pursuant to a search under a search warrant or an inspection warrant; (2) The property subject to seizure has been the subject of a prior judgment in favor of the state in a forfeiture proceeding based upon this section; or. (a) When property other than that referred to in section 22B-1806 of this part is forfeited under this section, the circuit court ordering the forfeiture, upon application by the prosecuting attorney or the chief of the law-enforcement agency that seized said forfeited property, may direct that: (1) Title to the forfeited property be vested in the law-enforcement agency so petitioning; or, (2) The law-enforcement agency responsible for the seizure retain the property for official use; or. Each applicant bears all risks of adverse public notice, embarrassment, criticism, damages or financial loss which may result from any disclosure or publication of any material or information obtained by the Lottery Commission pursuant to action on an application. Only Mountaineer Racetrack and Casino in Chester had paid the fee as of Wednesday. 29-22B-1702. Legislative finding; license to participate in limited video lottery is a privilege. (e) All video lottery terminals shall have a security system which will temporarily disable the gaming function of the terminal while opened. "Service technician" means an individual who is licensed under this article to service, maintain and repair video lottery terminals that are registered under this article. If the video lottery terminal fails the commission conducted acceptance test, the manufacturer shall make all modifications required by the commission. (b) Permits shall be issued by the commission for a period of ten years, except that all permits expire on June 30, 2011, unless they are sooner surrendered, modified, suspended or revoked as provided in this article: Provided, That the annual fee imposed by this part for each video lottery terminal authorized in the permit shall be paid on or before May 1 each year. The publication area shall be the county where the public auction will be held. (a) When seeking bids for the ten-year period beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2021, and for each subsequent ten-year period, the commission shall, in determining the amount a current holder of a permit issued under section 1106 of this article shall pay for authorization to place additional video lottery terminals in this state, afford the bidder an additional preference, if the bidder submitted at least the minimum bid amount prescribed by the commission, the amount of which shall be determined as provided in subsection (b) of this section. Reporting of testing results. For each subsequent violation, the fine imposed by the commission shall increase by $100. In addition, such notice shall contain the following information: (1) A description of the property seized; (2) A statement as to who is responsible for the seizure; (3) A statement of the time and place of seizure; (4) The identity of the owner or owners of the property, if known; (5) The identity of the person or persons in possession of the property at the time of seizure, if known; and. (a) A person who, while a video lottery game is being played, uses, or assists another person in the use of, an electronic, electrical or mechanical device which is designed, constructed or programmed specifically for use in obtaining an advantage at playing any video lottery game is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall for a first offense be confined in a state correctional facility for at least one year but not more than five years, or shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000, or both. Table games year-to-date collections of $5.82 million are down 34% from $8.81 million at the same point in 2019. The LVLs locations have also benefited from a year old state law that allows some locations to have up to 10 machines. Each video lottery terminal must contain a single printing mechanism capable of printing an original ticket and retaining an exact legible copy within the video lottery terminal, or other means of capturing and retaining an electronic copy of the ticket data as approved by the Lottery Commission. (10) Maintain a separate bank account into which the limited video lottery retailer shall deposit the gross terminal income from all of the limited video lottery retailer's video lottery terminals. 29-22B-312. Local firefighter and Belington resident flown from fire scene. 29-22B-1003. "Associated equipment" does not include the communication equipment and facilities of a regulated public utility. WEST VIRGINIA BOUNDARY COMMISSION. (e) The commission may set a single uniform minimum bid for each video lottery terminal for which bids are sought. Such fund shall be administered by the chief of the law-enforcement agency that seized the forfeited property sold and shall take the form of an interest-bearing account with any interest earned to be compounded to the fund. (g) No bid may be considered unless the amount of the bid equals or exceeds the minimum bid amount for a video lottery terminal specified by the commission. (2) When determining common ownership, the commission shall consider direct as well as indirect ownership. 29-22B-502. (k) No disposition shall occur until all applicable periods for filing a notice of intent to appeal has expired and no party in interest shall have filed such notice. NATIONAL COAL HERITAGE AREA AUTHORITY. No manufacturer's license or license renewal may be granted unless the Lottery Commission has determined that, in addition to the general requirements set forth in section 22B-502, the applicant satisfies all of the following qualifications: (1) The applicant has obtained, or can obtain, certification of compliance under the provisions of part 15 of the federal communications commission rules for all video lottery terminals placed in this state; (2) The applicant has demonstrated the capacity to manufacture terminals and associated equipment for placement in this state in accordance with the specifications and procedures set forth in part 9 of this article; (3) The applicant has demonstrated the ability to maintain and provide an inventory of spare parts so as to assure the timely repair and continuous operation of licensed video lottery terminals placed in this state; and. PART 1. (a) The gross terminal income from all operating video lottery terminals of a permittee shall be calculated periodically by the commission. Central computer, central control computer or central site system defined. This fee shall initially be paid at the time the permit is issued for the number of video lottery terminals a person is authorized to own or lease without going through the bid process. 29-22B-503. WEST VIRGINIA LOTTERY RACETRACK TABLE GAMES ACT. Criminal penalty for use of device that gives player an unauthorized advantage. The Lottery Commission also approved the annual license renewals of the companies that own the casinos in Charles Town, Chester, Wheeling and Nitro Wednesday. (c) If the bid bond is furnished in cash or negotiable securities, the principal shall be deposited without restriction in the State Treasurer's office and credited to the commission, but any income shall inure to the benefit of the bidder. A permanently installed and affixed identification plate shall appear on the exterior of each video lottery terminal and the following information shall be on the plate: (1) The manufacturer of the video lottery terminal; (2) The serial number of the terminal; and. Each video lottery terminal shall be capable of continuing the current game with all current game features after a video lottery terminal malfunction is cleared. (a) A person who employs or continues to employ an individual not issued a license under the provisions of this article in a position with duties which would require a license under the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall for a first offense be confined in a county or regional jail for not more than one year and fined not more than $5,000, except that, in the case of a person other than an individual, the amount of the fine imposed may be not more than $25,000. 29-22B-1902. "Gross terminal income" means the total amount of cash inserted into video lottery terminals operated by a licensee, minus the total value of game credits which are cleared from the video lottery terminals in exchange for winning redemption tickets. (b) A petition for hearing shall be served on the commission by delivery in person at the primary office of the commission or by certified mail. STATE AERONAUTICS COMMISSION. (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 $5,000 nor more than $25,000, except that in the case of a person other than an individual, the fine may be not less than $50,000 nor more than $100,000. (6) The expected date and time of video lottery terminal installation. All electronic storage media are considered to be the property of the State of West Virginia. (a) A person who holds a permit or license to operate video lottery terminals shall place the video lottery terminals authorized by the license or permit in operation within six months after receiving the license or permit in which the terminals are first authorized. The filing of the notice of intent to appeal shall stay any such disposition until the appeal has been finally adjudicated or until the appeal period of one hundred eighty days has expired without an appeal having actually been taken or filed, unless a valid extension of the appeal has been granted by the circuit court under the provisions of section 58-4-7 of this code. (a) Any applicant or license holder adversely affected by an order issued under this article has the right to a hearing on the order before the commission or a person designated as hearing examiner, if a petition in writing requesting a hearing is served upon the commission within ten days following the receipt of the order by the applicant, or license holder. (c) For allowing a person or persons to tamper in any way with, or disconnect, any data line or feature that allows the state's central control computer to communicate with each video lottery terminal in the premises, the limited video lottery retailer may be fined: (1) One thousand dollars for a first violation; (2) Five thousand dollars for a second violation; and. Placement of video lottery terminals. If a high bidder already holds a permit issued under this section, the bid shall be awarded to that bidder, but only to the extent the total number of video lottery terminals the operator or limited video lottery retailer is authorized to directly or indirectly own or lease does not exceed seven and one-half percent of the number of video lottery terminals authorized for the entire state specified in 29-22B-1101 of this code. ARTICLE 1J. CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRICAL INSPECTORS. (d) A video lottery retailer's license is required for all persons conducting limited video lottery on their premises. Gross Gaming Revenue $668.0 Million (2021) . 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