Effective January 1, 2002, and thereafter, video gambling machines are per se illegal gambling devices which may be seized and destroyed as illegal contraband by any law-enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the political subdivision in which the device is found, and the owner or owners of the device have no right to compensation for the seizure and destruction of any video gambling machine.
W. Va. Code § 29-22B-1801
Video gambling machines declared contraband
Known as the Limited Video Lottery Act
The act spans §§ 29-22B-1001 to 29-22B-912 (156 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case WV Ass'n of Club Owners & Fraternal Services v. Musgrave (2009)
Most recently applied in WV Ass'n of Club Owners & Fraternal Services v. Musgrave (January 2009)
Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.