H. B. 4406
(By Delegates Armstead, Webb, Sumner,
Carmichael, Blair, Calvert and Walters)
[Introduced
February 11, 2004
; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §29-22-13 of the code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to prohibiting the lottery
commission and others from making unsolicited promotions or
advertisements for lottery games through the mail; and
prohibiting the lottery commission and others from providing
free lottery tickets as a promotional item.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §29-22-13 of the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 22. STATE LOTTERY ACT.
§29-22-13. Prohibited acts; conflict of interest; prohibited
gifts and gratuities.
(1) (a) The commissioners, the director, the deputy directors
and the employees of the lottery may not, directly or indirectly,
individually, or as a member of a partnership or as a shareholder of a corporation have an interest in dealing in a lottery.
(2) (b) A member of the commission, the director, and an
employee of the lottery or a member of their immediate families may
not ask for, offer to accept, or receive any gift, gratuity or
other thing of value from any person, corporation, association or
firm contracting or seeking to contract with the state to supply
gaming equipment or materials for use in the operation of a lottery
or from an applicant for a license to sell tickets in the lottery
or from a licensee.
(c) Neither the lottery commission, its employees, nor any
other state governmental entity, may make unsolicited promotions or
advertisements for lottery games through the United States mail.
Neither may the lottery commission, its employees, nor any other
state governmental entity, provide free lottery tickets to any
person, corporation, association or firm, as a promotional item.
(3) (d) A person, corporation, association or firm contracting
or seeking to contract with the state to supply gaming equipment or
materials for use in the operation of a lottery, an applicant for
a license to sell tickets in the lottery or a licensee may not
offer a member of the commission, an employee of the lottery, or a
member of their immediate families any gift, gratuity or other
thing of value.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit
the lottery
commission and others from making unsolicited promotions or
advertisements for lottery games through the mail. This bill also
prohibits the lottery commission and others from providing free
lottery tickets as a promotional item.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.
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