2018 West Virginia Code
CHAPTER 29. MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS.
ARTICLE 22B. LIMITED VIDEO LOTTERY.
§29-22B-910. Payout standards.
Each video lottery terminal shall meet the following maximum and minimum theoretical percentage payout during the expected lifetime of the terminal:
(1) Video lottery games shall pay out no less than eighty percent and no more than ninety-five percent of the amount wagered. The theoretical payout percentage shall be determined using standard methods of probability theory;
(2) Manufacturers shall file a request and receive written approval from the commission prior to manufacturing for placement in this state video lottery games programmed for a payout greater than ninety-two percent of the amount wagered. Commission approval shall be obtained prior to applying for testing of the high payout terminals; and
(3) Each game shall have a probability greater than one in seventeen million of obtaining the maximum payout for each play.
