W. Va. Code R. § 179-4-79

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 44, November 1, 2024

Section 179-4-79 - Issuance and Use of Tokens for Gaming in Video Lottery Terminals

79.1. The limited gaming facility licensee shall not issue, or cause to be used, in its casino gaming operation, any tokens for gaming in video lottery terminals unless the tokens are approved by the Commission. In requesting approval of the tokens, the limited gaming facility licensee shall first submit, to the Commission, a detailed schematic of its proposed token. The schematic shall show its front, back, and edge, its diameter and thickness, and any logo, design, or wording to be contained on the token, all of which shall be depicted on the schematic as they will appear, both as to size and location, on the actual token. Once the design schematics are approved by the Commission, a token shall not be issued or used until a sample of the token is also submitted and approved by the Commission.

79.2. The limited gaming facility licensee may, with the approval of the Commission, issue metal tokens designed for gaming in its video lottery terminals. The tokens shall:

79.2.a. Clearly identify the name and location of the limited gaming facility operation issuing them.

79.2.b. Clearly state the face value of the token;

79.2.c. Contain the statement "Not Legal Tender;"

79.2.d. Contain on at least one face a statement approved by the Commission as to form and content that notifies a patron that the token will be accepted to activate play only in video lottery terminals operated by the limited gaming facility licensee that issued it;

79.2.e. Not be deceptively similar to any current or past coin of the United States of America or of a foreign country;

79.2.f. Be of a size or shape or have other characteristics that will physically prevent their use to activate lawful vending machines or other machines designed to be operated by coins of the United States of America;

79.2.g. Not be manufactured from a ferromagnetic material or from a three-layered material consisting of a copper-nickel alloy clad on both sides of a pure copper core or from a copper based alloy unless the total zinc, nickel, aluminum, magnesium, and other alloying metal is more than 25% of the token's weight;

79.2.h. Incorporate the anti-counterfeit features and other security measures the Commission requires; and

79.2.i. Be disk-shaped and conform to all of the following measurements:

79.2.i.1. The diameter of the five-cent denomination tokens shall be between 0.795 and 0.805 inches and the width shall be between 0.072 and 0.078 inches;

79.2.i.2. The diameter of the 10 cent denomination tokens shall be between 0.870 and 0.880 inches and the width shall be between 0.058 and 0.067 inches;

79.2.i.3. The diameter of the 25 cent denomination tokens shall be between 0.979 and 0.989 inches and the width between 0.064 and 0.070 inches;

79.2.i.4. The diameter of the 50 cent denomination tokens shall be between 1.235 and 1.248 inches and the width between 0.077 and 0.083 inches;

79.2.i.5. The diameter of the $1.00 denomination tokens shall be between 1.460 and 1.470 inches and the width between 0.098 and 0.104 inches;

79.2.i.6. The diameter of the $2.00 denomination tokens shall be between 1.335 and 1.348 inches and the width between 0.098 and 0.104 inches;

79.2.i.7. The diameter of the $5.00 denomination tokens shall be between 1.750 and 1.760 inches and the width between 0.119 and 0.125 inches;

79.2.i.8. The diameter of the $10.00 denomination tokens shall be between 1.695 and 1.705 inches and the width between 0.133 and 0.139 inches;

79.2.i.9. The diameter of the $25.00 denomination tokens shall be between 1.645 and 1.655 inches and the width between 0.093 and 0.099 inches; and

79.2.i.10. The diameter of the $100.00 denomination tokens shall be between 1.595 and 1.605 inches and the width between 0.077 and 0.083 inches.

79.3. Notwithstanding the specifications for denominations contained in paragraphs 79.2.i.1 through 79.2.i.10 of this rule, the limited gaming facility shall not acquire or use tokens of any denomination greater than the maximum amount allowed by law to be wagered on a single game.

79.4. Tokens approved for issuance by the limited gaming facility licensee shall be in compliance with all of the following provisions:

79.4.a. Be issued to a patron upon payment for the tokens, or in accordance with a complimentary distribution program authorized under the Act or this rule;

79.4.b. Be capable of insertion into designated video lottery terminals operated by the limited gaming facility for the purpose of activating play;

79.4.c. Be available as a payout from the hopper of video lottery terminals; and

79.4.d. Be redeemable by the patron in accordance with the Act and this rule.

W. Va. Code R. § 179-4-79