West Virginia § 29-22B-1703 Criminal penalty for unauthorized game on authorized video lottery terminal

West Virginia Statutes

§ 29-22B-1703 — Criminal penalty for unauthorized game on authorized video lottery terminal

West Virginia § 29-22B-1703

Ch. 29MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS

Art. 22BLIMITED VIDEO LOTTERY

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W. Va. Code § 29-22B-1703 (2026).

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(a)A licensee who places a video lottery game on a video lottery terminal that is allowed under this article without authority of the commission to do so is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall for a first conviction be confined in a county or regional jail for a term of 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.

(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 $10,000, except that in the case of a person

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(a) A licensee who places a video lottery game on a video lottery terminal that is allowed under this article without authority of the commission to do so is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall for a first conviction be confined in a county or regional jail for a term of 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.

(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 $10,000, except that in the case of a person other than an individual, the fine may not be less than $25,000 nor more than $50,000.