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ARTICLE 22. STATE LOTTERY ACT.

§29-22-1. Short title.

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "State Lottery Act."

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1987–2010 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Cities of Charleston v. West Virginia Econ. Dev. Auth., 588 S.E.2d 655 (W. Va. 2003).
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State Ex Rel. Cities of Charleston v. West Virginia Econ. Dev. Auth., 588 S.E.2d 655 (W. Va. 2003). · cites it 7× “Shortly thereafter, the Legislature enacted the State Lottery Act, W.Va.Code §§ 29-22-1 to -28, the purpose of which was, to establish and implement a state-operated lottery under the supervision of the state lottery commission and the director of the state lottery office who…”
Wv Ass'n of Club Owners & Fraternal Servs., Inc v. Musgrave, 553 F.3d 292 (4th Cir. 2009). “Soon after the amendment was ratified, the West Virginia legislature passed the State Lottery Act, W. Va.Code § 29-22-1 et seq., which created a Lottery Commission to conduct a state lottery to raise revenue for the state.”
Queen v. West Virginia Univ. Hospitals, Inc., 365 S.E.2d 375 (W. Va. 1987). · cites it 2× “); the State Lottery Commission, W.Va.Code § 29-22-1 et seq. (1986 Replacement Vol.”
Club Ass'n of West Virginia, Inc. v. Wise, 156 F. Supp. 2d 599 (S.D.W. Va 2001). · cites it 2× “The Legislature acted quickly to implement the amendment by enacting the *605 State Lottery Act, West Virginia Code Section 29-22-1 et seq. From its humble beginning with a latex scratch-off ticket game in January 1986, the Legislature and the Lottery Commission have gradually…”
Arnold Agency v. West Virginia Lottery Comm'n, 526 S.E.2d 814 (W. Va. 1999). · cites it 2× “115 (codified as amended at W. Va.Code §§ 29-22-1 to -28). As we stated in Syllabus point 1, in part, of State ex rel.”
United States v. ReBrook, 837 F. Supp. 162 (S.D.W. Va 1993). · cites it 2× “The West Virginia Lottery Act is set forth at W.Va.Code §§ 29-22-1 to -28. 2 . W.Va.Code § 29-22-9(c) states, in relevant portion: “The commission shall proceed with operation of such additional lottery games, including the implementation of games utilizing a variety of existing…”
Kokochak v. West Virginia State Lottery Comm'n, 695 S.E.2d 185 (W. Va. 2010). · cites it 2× “In greater detail, the Legislature has defined the Commission's powers vis-a-vis the Limited Video Lottery Act to include: In addition to any other powers and duties set forth in this article or article 22 [§§ 29-22-1 et seq.] of this chapter, the Lottery Commission has the…”
Paxton v. State Dep't of Tax & Revenue, 451 S.E.2d 779 (W. Va. 1994). “Before directly answering the legal issues posed by the parties, it is useful to outline some of the salient provisions of our State Lottery Act, W.Va.Code, 29-22-1 et seq. 12 The initial mandate for the Lottery Commission is found in W.”
Scope of Exemption Under Fed. Lottery Statutes for Lotteries Conducted by a State Acting Under the Auth. of State Law (OLC 2008). “905 (2001 & Lexis/Nexis 2008); W. Va. Code §§ 29-22-1 to 29-22-28 (2004 & Lexis/Nexis Supp.”
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