the Greenbrier<\/a> luxury hotel resort in the Allegheny Mountains, which contains a casino, his business would be eligible to apply for a new online gaming license. As a stakeholder, he\u2019s likely to stay out of the legislative process, just as he did with sports betting.<\/p>\nJustice neither signed nor vetoed West Virginia\u2019s sports betting bill last year, which meant it became law five days later, in accordance with state law.<\/p>\n
The bill would create five licenses for the state\u2019s five commercial gaming establishments, including the Greenbrier — available at $250,000 —<\/strong>\u00a0while operations will be taxed at a reasonable 15 percent, which lawmakers hope will generate\u00a0$3.9 million per year\u00a0in tax revenues.<\/p>\nIn the meantime, Delaware North said it was working frantically to determine a time frame for the restoration of its sports betting operations. Until then, a spokesperson said the company was honoring and redeeming all outstanding bets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
West Virginia\u2019s Lottery Interactive Wagering Act sailed through the Senate on Friday, which means the state stands on the brink of legalizing online casino gaming and poker. It\u2019s not West Virginia\u2019s first foray into online gambling — it already has online sports betting, which was legalized last year and launched in January through the Mardi […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":100231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,13,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
West Virginia Online Casino, Poker Bill Clears Legislature<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n