2026 Regular Session
HB 4343
Individual Gaming Restrictions
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Bill overview
This bill modifies the rules for individuals allowed to enter and participate in gaming areas at a specific historic resort hotel in West Virginia. It restricts access to registered overnight guests, convention participants, or members of qualifying homeowner associations. The bill also prohibits employees of the gaming commission and limited gaming facility employees from wagering at these facilities.
Key provisions
- Restricts access to gaming areas to registered overnight guests, convention participants, and homeowner association members.
- Sets a minimum age requirement of 21 years old for entry.
- Prohibits entry for individuals who are visibly intoxicated or deemed unruly.
- Prevents barred individuals from entering the gaming facility.
- Prohibits commission employees and limited gaming facility employees from wagering.
Who is affected
- Individuals seeking to gamble at the specified resort hotel.
- Employees of the West Virginia Gaming Commission.
- Employees of limited gaming facilities.
- Homeowner association members meeting specific criteria.
- Convention attendees at the historic resort hotel
Notable changes
- Specifies eligibility criteria for accessing the gaming area based on guest status or homeowner association membership.
- Adds a prohibition on wagering for commission employees and limited gaming facility employees.
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