West Virginia Lottery names new director

The governor of the state has named John Myers as the director of the regulatory body.

US.- West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has revealed that John Myers is the new director of the West Virginia Lottery. The appointment comes a few days after a committee met to discuss the recent modifications on the local commission’s staff.

Myers is set to replace Alan Larrick, who announced his departure on September 1st, a few days after the state debuted its sports betting market at local casinos. Douglas Buffington II. deputy secretary for the West Virginia Secretary of Revenue, acted as state Lottery interim director. 

The executive that was named by the Governor has served as Secretary of Administration for the Justice Administration, but it is not the first time that he will work with the Lottery, as he had different positions from 2008 to 2017 and even served as acting director from 2015 to 2017.

Earlier this week the Joint Standing Committee on Finance of West Virginia gathered to talk during the second day of September legislative interim meetings at the State Capitol about recent modifications on the Virginia Lottery Commission staff and how it can affect sports betting operations.

Committee co-chairman Craig Blair criticised the current status of the commission and revenue officials for not being able to answer specific questions about officials, such as the status of Danielle Boyd, the general counsel for the lottery. “So, the people who could answer the questions are not here,” Blair said. “That bothers me a little bit.”