§29-22C-9. State ownership of table games.
All table games authorized by this article shall be West Virginia lottery games owned by the State of West Virginia. A racetrack table games license granted to a pari-mutuel racetrack by the commission pursuant to this article shall include the transfer by the commission to the racetrack limited license rights in and to the commission's intellectual property ownership of the West Virginia lottery games which includes granting licensees limited lawful authority relating to the conduct of lottery table games for consideration, within the terms and conditions established pursuant to this article and any rules promulgated under this article.

Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2012 1st Special Session