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W. Va. Code § 29-22B-201

Legislative finding; Constitutional authority; limited video lottery is a lottery

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)

The Legislature finds and declares that:

(1) The Constitution grants to the Legislature the authority to establish, by general law, lotteries which are regulated, controlled, owned and operated by the State of West Virginia; and

(2) The limited video lottery authorized by this article is a "lottery" as that term is commonly understood and as that term is used in the West Virginia Constitution, article 6, section 36. The limited video lottery authorized as video lottery games in this article is a system of lottery games that utilize advanced computer technology.

Official source: West Virginia Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain West Virginia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.