Individual Gaming Restrictions

HB 4343 restricts access to gaming areas at historic resort hotels in West Virginia by requiring individuals to meet specific criteria. To enter, a person must be a registered overnight guest at the hotel, a registered convention attendee (unless fewer than 400 rooms are occupied), a member of a qualifying homeowner association (existing since 2009) or their guest, be at least 21 years old, not be visibly intoxicated, not be barred by the gaming commission, and not be deemed disruptive. The bill also prohibits commission employees, their household members, and licensed facility employees from wagering at table games. These provisions directly affect anyone seeking to gamble at designated gaming facilities within the specified historic resorts.