H. B. 2084


(By Delegates Overington, Webb and Azinger)

[Introduced January 9, 2003 ; referred to the

Committee on the Judiciary then Finance.]





A BILL to amend and reenact section four, article twenty-two-a, chapter twenty-nine of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to limiting the number of authorized video lottery games to two thousand at each race track.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section four, article twenty-two-a, chapter twenty-nine of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 22A. RACETRACK VIDEO LOTTERY.
§29-22A-4. Video lottery games authorized.

The state lottery commission is authorized to implement and operate video lottery games at pari-mutuel racing facilities in this state in accordance with the provisions of this article and the applicable provisions of article twenty-two of this chapter: Provided, That the number of video lottery games authorized shall not exceed two thousand at any racetrack. The provisions of article twenty-two of this chapter apply to this article, except in the event of conflict or inconsistency between any of the provisions of this article and the provisions of article twenty-two of this chapter. In that event, the provisions of this article shall supersede any conflicting or inconsistent provisions contained in article twenty-two of this chapter.



NOTE:
The purpose of this bill is to limit the number of video lottery games at each racetrack to two thousand.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.