West Virginia Code 29-25-12 – License to be employed by operator of gaming facility
(a) Licenses. — The commission shall issue a license to each applicant for a license to be employed in the operation of a gaming facility who meets the requirements of this section.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 29-25-12
- Applicant: means any person or entity applying for a license. See West Virginia Code 29-25-2
- Commission: means the State Lottery Commission created in section four, article twenty-two of this chapter. See West Virginia Code 29-25-2
- 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
- License: means a license issued by the commission, including:
(1) A license to operate a gaming facility. See West Virginia Code 29-25-2
- Licensee: means a gaming licensee, a licensed gaming facility supplier or a licensed gaming facility employee. 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) License qualifications. — To qualify for a license to be employed in a gaming facility, the applicant shall be an individual of good moral character and reputation and have been offered employment by the gaming facility contingent upon licensure pursuant to the provisions of this section. The commission, by rule, may specify additional requirements to be met by applicants based on the specific job classification in which the applicant is to be employed.
(c) License application requirements. — An applicant for a license to be employed in the operation of a gaming facility shall:
(1) Submit an application to the commission on the form that the commission requires, including adequate information to serve as a basis for a thorough background check;
(2) Submit fingerprints for a national criminal records check by the Criminal Identification Bureau of the West Virginia State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The fingerprints shall be furnished by all persons required to be named in the application and shall be accompanied by a signed authorization for the release of information by the Criminal Investigation Bureau and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The commission may require any applicant seeking the renewal of a license or permit to furnish fingerprints for a national criminal records check by the Criminal Identification Bureau of the West Virginia State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
(3) Pay to the commission a nonrefundable application fee in the amount of $100 to be retained by the commission as reimbursement for the licensing process. This fee may be paid on behalf of the applicant by the employer.
(d) Authorization of licensee. — A license to be employed by a gaming facility authorizes the licensee to be so employed in the capacity designated by the commission with respect to the license while the license is effective.
(e) Annual license renewal fee. — Each licensed employee shall pay to the commission an annual license renewal fee set by the commission, which renewal fee may vary based on the capacity designated with respect to the licensee but in no event to exceed $100. The fee may be paid on behalf of the licensed employee by the employer.