{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29-22d-20","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 29-22D-20","heading":"Crimes and penalties related to unauthorized sports wagering operations.","body":"(a) Any person, other than a licensee under this article, who engages in accepting, facilitating, or operating a sports wagering operation is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or confined in jail for not more than ninety days, or both fined and confined.\n(b) Notwithstanding the penalty provisions §29-22D-20(a) of this code, any person convicted of a second violation of §29-22D-20(a) of this code is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $50,000, or confined in jail for not more than six months, or both fined and confined.\n(c) Notwithstanding the penalty provisions of §29-22D-20(a) or §29-22D-20(b) of this code, any person convicted of a third or subsequent violation of said §29-22D-20(a) of this code is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $25,000 nor more than $100,000 or imprisoned in a state correctional facility for not less than one year nor more than five years, or both fined and confined.","path":["CHAPTER 29. MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS.","ARTICLE 22D. WEST VIRGINIA LOTTERY SPORTS WAGERING ACT."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/29-22D-20/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:26:56Z","sha256":"04e869e325353523d27ba769f48226ad124f0a9454d63d3b148b472e5f404128","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29-22d-19","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-29-22d-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}