2009 West Virginia Code
CHAPTER 29. MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS
ARTICLE 22B. LIMITED VIDEO LOTTERY.
§29-22B-1712 Criminal penalty for use of device that gives player an unauthorized advantage.
§29-22B-1712. Criminal penalty for use of device that gives
player an unauthorized advantage.(a) A person who, while a video lottery game is being played, uses, or assists another person in the use of, an electronic, electrical or mechanical device which is designed, constructed or programmed specifically for use in obtaining an advantage at playing any video lottery game is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall for a first offense be confined in a state correctional facility for at least one year but not more than five years, or shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, or both.
(b) A second and each subsequent offense under this section shall be a felony and, upon conviction thereof, the person shall be confined in a state correctional facility for a term of not less than one year nor more than three years, and fined not less than five thousand dollars nor more than twenty-five thousand dollars, except that, in the case of a person other than an individual, the fine may be not less than fifty thousand dollars nor more than one hundred thousand dollars.
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