Preemption of state laws or local regulation. By procedural rule, the commission may allow other methods of service. The companies have until Sept. 30 to pay the annual licensing fee of $2.5 million per casino. "Associated equipment" means any hardware located on the premises of video lottery retailers, other than the video lottery terminals themselves, that is connected to the video lottery terminal or to the central computer for the purpose of performing communication, validation or other functions. Video Lottery | West Virginia Lottery : West Virginia Lottery (2) For each video lottery game, there shall be a display detailing the credits awarded for the occurrence of each possible winning combination of numbers or symbols. The publication area shall be the county where the public auction will be held. Every person, including lottery personnel, who gains entry into any internal space of a video lottery terminal shall sign the log, record the time and date of entry, record the mechanical meter readings and list the areas inspected or repaired. (c) If the remittance is by mail, the permittee shall report an amount equal to the total amount of cash inserted into each video lottery terminal operated by a licensee, minus the total value of game credits which are cleared from the video lottery terminal in exchange for winning redemption tickets, and remit the state's share of the amount generated from its terminals during the reporting period. Reduction of video lottery terminals authorized in a retailer's license. (f) The petitioner, or his or her duly authorized representative, may, with the approval of the commission, waive the right to a hearing and agree to submit the case for decision upon the petition and record, with or without a written brief. (c) Each bid shall indicate the number of video lottery terminals for which the permit is sought. ARTICLE 1G. (i) No person may conduct maintenance (other than clearing paper ticket jams or clearing coin and bill acceptor jams) on any video lottery terminal or associated equipment unless the commission has issued a service technician license to that person. DIVISION OF REGULATORY AND FISCAL AFFAIRS. Under New Law, Bars Can Add More Video Lottery Machines, West Virginia Senate Considers Hike in Video Lottery Wager, Casinos Chipping Away at West Virginia Lottery Revenues, W.Va. Lottery Revenue Up in March, Down for Fiscal Year, Bill on Local Smoking Restrictions is Rejected in the House. Purchase or lease by permittees. 29-22B-912. Additional duties of limited video lottery retailers who are permittees. ARTICLE 22D. ARTICLE 24. In the event of a public sale of such property pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the court shall equitably distribute any proceeds remaining after distribution pursuant to subsection (c) and subdivision (1), subsection (d) of this section, among such law-enforcement agencies for deposit into their individual special law-enforcement investigative fund. The director shall prepare and submit to the Lottery Commission written recommendations concerning proposed legislative rules for this purpose; (2) To propose other rules for promulgation as provided in article 29A-3-1, et seq., of this code not inconsistent with this article which the commission in its discretion believes to be necessary. (a) No operators license or license renewal may be granted unless the Lottery Commission has determined that, in addition to the general requirements set forth in 29-22B-502 of this code, the applicant satisfies all of the following qualifications: (1) The applicant has demonstrated the training, education, business ability, and experience necessary to establish, operate, and maintain the business for which the license application is made; (2) The applicant has secured any necessary financing for the business for which the license application is made, and the financing: (A) Is from a source that meets the qualifications of this section; and (B) is adequate to support the successful performance of the duties and responsibilities of the licensee. On June 1, 2002, the commission shall calculate the aggregate average daily gross terminal income for all operating video lottery terminals during the preceding three month period. (c) The operation of each video lottery terminal may not be adversely affected by any static discharge or other electromagnetic interference. (e) Each license issued pursuant to this section expires one year from the date of its issuance but may be successively renewed upon the filing and approval of an application for renewal, except as otherwise provided in this article. 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. So long as the aggregate average gross terminal income per day for the operating video lottery terminals does not exceed $60, the commissions share of gross profits shall continue to be 30 percent for the succeeding quarter of the year beginning July 1. Commission removes 4 players from exclusion list. The testing, examination and analysis of any video lottery terminal model may require dismantling of the terminal, and some tests may result in damage or destruction to one or more electronic components of the terminal model. West Virginia Amusement and Video Lottery Association Executive Director Michael Haid said the signs will create a brand and be uniform and tasteful, with no neon or flashing lights. 29-22B-1304. Guidelines for background investigations. The electronic meters shall record the following information: (1) The number of coins inserted by players or the coin equivalent if a bill acceptor is being used; (4) The number of credits paid out by a printed ticket; (5) The number of times the logic area was accessed; (6) The number of times the cash door was accessed; (7) The number of credits wagered in the current game; (8) The number of credits won in the last complete video lottery game; and. 29-22B-1403. If the operators annual license fee or the limited video lottery retailers license fee was paid for the current license year before the due date of the bid amount, the license fee may not be collected a second time for the same license year. (d) Each video lottery terminal approved for placement at a licensed location shall conform to the exact specifications of the video lottery terminal prototype tested and approved by the commission. In addition to the general duties imposed on all licensees in section 22B-701 of this article, a service technician shall: (1) Maintain all skills necessary for the timely repair and service of licensed video lottery terminals and associated equipment so as to ensure the continued, approved operation of those terminals; (2) Attend all commission mandated meetings, seminars and training sessions concerning the repair and maintenance of licensed video lottery terminals and associated equipment; (3) Promptly notify the commission in writing of any electronic or mechanical video lottery terminal malfunctions; and. (b) An on/off switch that controls the electrical current used in the operation of the terminal shall be located in an accessible place within the interior of the video lottery terminal. (8) The expected date and time of the shipment. "Location" means a restricted access adult-only facility located on premises in which the limited video lottery retailer holds a license as provided in section 22B-501 of this article. The fund may be placed in any interest-bearing depository insured by an agency of the federal government. Any funds deposited in the special law-enforcement investigative fund pursuant to this article shall be expended only to defray the costs of protracted or complex investigations, to provide additional technical equipment or expertise, to provide matching funds to obtain federal grants or for such other law-enforcement purposes as the chief of the law-enforcement agency may deem appropriate; however, these funds may not be utilized for regular operating needs. (b) Net terminal income shall be distributed by the commission as follows: (1)(A) Beginning July 1, 2002, a county and the incorporated municipalities within that county shall receive two percent of the net terminal income generated by limited video lottery terminals located within the county; (B) From this two percent of net terminal income, each municipality shall receive a share that bears the same proportion to the total two percent of net terminal income as the population of the municipality bears to the total population of the county as determined by the most recent decennial United States census of population, and the county shall receive the remaining portion of the two percent of net terminal income; and. Before any operator or limited video lottery retailer is issued a permit under part 11 of this article to own or lease video lottery terminals from a licensed manufacturer, the permittee shall post a bond or irrevocable letter of credit in a manner and in an amount established by the commission. Myers allowed to approve licenses provisionally. 29-22B-309. (j) After the conclusion of the hearing and within ten days of receipt of the transcript of the hearing, and receipt of any briefs, the person designated by the commission as hearing examiner shall prepare a recommended decision, supported by findings of fact and conclusions of law, affirming, modifying or vacating the earlier order of the commission. 29-22B-311. The Lottery Commission may charge a fee to recoup its costs for each petition. Powers and duties of the state Lottery Commission. Watch locally produced documentaries & more. (b) No funds shall be expended from the special law-enforcement investigation fund except as follows: (1) In the case of the funds belonging to the West Virginia state police, the funds shall only be expended at the direction of the superintendent and in accordance with the provisions of section 5A-2-15 and subsection 12-2-2(j) of this code; (2) In the case of funds belonging to the office of either the sheriff or prosecuting attorney of any county in which the special fund has been created, the funds therein may only be expended in the manner provided in sections 7-5-4 and 5 of this code; and. (a) Any person who transports a video lottery terminal from one location to another in this state, other than for repair or servicing purposes, shall notify the commission in writing prior to the transportation of the terminal and provide the following information on forms required by the commission: (1) The full name and address of the person or entity transporting the video lottery terminal; (2) The reason for transporting the video lottery terminal; (3) The full name and address of the person or entity to whom the terminal is being sent and the destination of the video lottery terminal if it is different from the address; (4) The serial and model number of the video lottery terminal; (5) The video lottery terminal license number, if affixed; (6) The manufacturer of the video lottery terminal; and. (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. (b) The Lottery Commission shall approve all coin and bill acceptors prior to use on any video lottery terminal in this state. (d) For entering the logic area of a video lottery terminal or allowing an unauthorized person or persons to enter the logic area of a video lottery terminal, or tampering in any way with the lottery security seal, any EPROM or other chip or memory device installed in the logic area, whether or not any tampering would alter any characteristic of the video lottery terminal, the limited video lottery retailer may be fined: (e) For failure to aim or focus a closed circuit television camera on all video lottery terminals in the premises or for failure to record all video lottery terminals during the hours of operation of the limited access adults-only facility, the limited video lottery retailer shall be fined: (f) For violating the provisions of subdivision (10), subdivision (13) or subdivision (14) of section 29-22B-702 of this article, the limited video lottery retailer shall be fined: (2) One thousand dollars for a second violation; For each subsequent violation the fine imposed by the commission shall increase by an additional $5,000. A person who fails to perform any of the duties or obligations created and imposed upon them by the provisions of this article or legislative rule of the commission is subject to a civil penalty as may be determined by the commission in an amount not to exceed $10,000. (3) Key personnel of an applicant, including any executive, employee or agent, having the power to exercise significant influence over decisions concerning any part of the applicant's business operation. The publication area shall be the county wherein the property was seized and the county wherein the petition for forfeiture is filed. Local firefighter and Belington resident flown from fire scene. "Restricted access adult-only facility" means: (a)(1) A private club licensed under article 60-7-1, et seq., of this code that is licensed under this article by the commission to allow its members and their guests to play video lottery games: Provided, That when the private club is frequented by minors and their parents, video lottery terminals shall be located in a separate room suitable for the location of video lottery terminals with adult-only restricted access, the interior of which is not visible to persons outside the room; and.