Relating to the permit fee paid by licensees authorized to own or lease video lottery terminals from a licensed manufacturer

HB 3155 changes the annual permit fee for video lottery terminal (VLT) licensees in West Virginia. It reduces the fee from $1,000 to $500 per terminal for operators using software versions that outperform the bottom 10% of terminals by more than $900 in annual net revenue for the state. The West Virginia Lottery will calculate performance using daily revenue data from the prior year (March 1-February 28), requiring terminals to be active for 60 days. The reduced fee applies from 2025 through 2030, directly affecting VLT operators with high-revenue terminals.