Bipartisan group proposes online gaming bill in West Virginia
The lawmakers are interested in bringing online gaming to the state and obtaining revenue from it.
US.- West Virginia is seeking to become one of the states in the US that offer online gaming services. To achieve that, a bipartisan group proposed an online gaming bill that would allow licensed online casinos in the state.
A group of lawmakers from the two main political parties in the US, led by Delegate Jason Barrett, came up with the West Virginia Lottery Interactive Wagering Act, which aims to legalise online gambling in the state.
The bill would allow all four racetrack casinos in West Virginia to offer online gambling services at their locations, as well as The Greenbrier, but some offshore sites would not be eligible to offer the modality. The licences would last five years and would cost US$250k. The bill also establishes that revenue would be taxed at 10%.
“We have made great steps thus far in providing greater flexibility for the gaming industry in West Virginia, and I am encouraged by the support we have received on this particular online gaming initiative. Our house finance chairman has a real interest in taking up the legislation and I believe it has great potential to pass with bipartisan support both in the house and senate,” said Barrett.
