W. Va. Code R. § 179-10-19 - Reciprocal agreements; prohibition of interactive gaming in establishments that do not hold an interactive gaming license

19.1. The Commission may authorize an operator in West Virginia to participate in interactive gaming with patrons located in jurisdictions outside of West Virginia pursuant to a reciprocal agreement that has been entered into by the State of West Virginia, if the Commission determines that such wagering is not inconsistent with the laws of this state, federal law or the law of the jurisdiction in which any such patrons are located or such wagering is conducted.

19.2. No organization or commercial enterprise, other than an interactive gaming operator located in West Virginia or its MSP that has located all of its equipment used to conduct interactive gaming, including computers, servers, monitoring rooms, and hubs, within the boundaries of the State of West Virginia, shall make its premises available for placing wagers using an interactive gaming system or advertise that its premises may be used for such purpose.

19.3. An organization or commercial enterprise that is determined by the Commission to have violated the provisions of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty of $1,000 per patron per day for making its premises available for placing wagers using an interactive wagering system and of $10,000 per violation for advertising that its premises may be used for such purpose, and may also be subject to the criminal penalties set forth in W. Va. Code § 29-22E-20.

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W. Va. Code R. § 179-10-19