{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-10-9","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 61-10-9","heading":"Cheating at gaming; penalty.","body":"If any person playing at any game, or making a wager, or having a share in any stake or wager, or betting on the hands or sides of others playing at any game or making a wager, shall cheat, or by fraudulent means win or acquire for himself or another, money or other valuable thing, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be confined in jail not more than one year and fined not less than five times the value of the money or thing won or acquired.","path":["CHAPTER 61. CRIMES AND THEIR PUNISHMENT.","ARTICLE 10. CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC POLICY."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/61-10-9/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:31:29Z","sha256":"d85d3d382f3fa238768fb1bc3786f58b9844b7e90119eac0debf765686f0120d","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-10-8","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-61-10-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}