{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29-22b-909","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 29-22B-909","heading":"Random number generator required.","body":"Each video lottery terminal shall have a random number generator to determine randomly the occurrence of each specific symbol or number used in video lottery games. A selection process is random if it meets the following statistical criteria:\n(1) Chi square test. -- Each symbol or number shall satisfy the ninety-nine percent confidence limit using the standard chi-square statistical analysis of the difference between the expected result and the observed result;\n(2) Runs test. -- Each symbol or number may not produce a significant statistic with regard to producing patterns of occurrences. Each symbol or number is random if it meets the ninety-nine percent confidence level with regard to the \"runs test\" for the existence of recurring patterns within a set of data;\n(3) Correlation test. -- Each pair of symbols or numbers is random if it meets the ninety-nine percent confidence level using standard correlation analysis to determine whether each symbol or number is independently chosen without regard to another symbol or number within a single game play; and\n(4) Serial correlation test. -- Each symbol or number is random if it meets the ninety-nine percent confidence level using standard serial correlation analysis to determine whether each symbol or number is independently chosen without reference to the same symbol or number in a previous game.","path":["CHAPTER 29. MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS.","ARTICLE 22B. LIMITED VIDEO LOTTERY."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/29-22B-909/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:54Z","sha256":"67fae3a941a3a515ddf2ae24216d6c8dd29385a63f8e774579f3d4274b1e3c0b","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29-22b-908","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29-22b-910"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}