{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29-22b-1702","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 29-22B-1702","heading":"Criminal penalties for unlawful inducement.","body":"(a) Any person who gives another person any thing of value to induce the other to refrain from bidding for a video lottery permit is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $10,000 and, in addition, shall be subject to a civil penalty payable to the commission of $500,000.\n(b) Any person who gives a person any thing of value to induce the other to refrain from placing a video lottery terminal at a restricted access adult-only facility is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $10,000 and, in addition, shall be subject to a civil penalty payable to the commission of $500,000.","path":["CHAPTER 29. MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS.","ARTICLE 22B. LIMITED VIDEO LOTTERY."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/29-22B-1702/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:55Z","sha256":"48c856071209fd05482494439d70424bcc9f948fa21f0945de1dc16fe995c631","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29-22b-1701","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29-22b-1703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}