West Virginia Code 29-25-8 – Licenses required
(a) No person may engage in any activity in connection with a gaming facility in this state for which a license is required by subsection (b) of this section unless that person has been licensed by the commission in accordance with this article.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 29-25-8
- Commission: means the State Lottery Commission created in section four, article twenty-two of this chapter. See West Virginia Code 29-25-2
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Gaming facility: means a designated area on the premises of an existing historic resort hotel in which West Virginia Lottery table games are conducted by a gaming licensee. See West Virginia Code 29-25-2
- Gaming licensee: means the licensed operator of a gaming facility. See West Virginia Code 29-25-2
- License: means a license issued by the commission, including:
(1) A license to operate a gaming facility. See West Virginia Code 29-25-2
- Person: means any natural person, corporation, association, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company or other entity, regardless of its form, structure or nature. See West Virginia Code 29-25-2
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
(b) Licenses are required for the following purposes:
(1) For any person engaging in the business of operating a gaming facility in the state;
(2) For any person engaging in the business of supplying a gaming facility with gaming devices, gaming supplies or gaming services;
(3) For any individual employed by a gaming licensee in connection with the operation of a gaming facility in the state; and
(4) For any person providing management services under a contract to a gaming facility.
(c) Any license required under this article is in addition to all other licenses or permits otherwise required by law.