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The West Virginia Lottery is shutting off 172 limited video lottery machines at 26 retail locations tied to Parkersburg-based Trans-Allegheny Enterprises after the company failed to submit all required relicensing information.
The shutdown takes effect at the end of business Wednesday, according to Lottery Commission officials. Annual licenses for limited video lottery operators run from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30, and Commission Chairman Ken Greear said state law requires the action when an application is incomplete.
What the Lottery says is missing
Acting Director David Bradley told commissioners that Trans-Allegheny’s application was still incomplete.
According to Bradley, the missing items include a good-standing letter from the state Tax Department and the company’s financials.
Bradley said the Lottery had been in contact with Trans-Allegheny, but the required paperwork had not been fully submitted in time for relicensing.
Operator has 30 days to submit documents
The Lottery Commission is giving Trans-Allegheny 30 days to provide the missing information. If the company completes its filing, that would determine when the machines can return to service.
During Wednesday’s meeting, Trans-Allegheny chief officer Tom Fittro asked the commission to leave the machines on, saying the shutdown would affect several retailers and multiple employees. Fittro also said he would submit the information "as soon as my health permits" and told commissioners he had undergone a medical procedure on Monday.
Greear said the commission understood those concerns, but added that the burden remains on the operator to provide the documents needed to get the affected retailers back in operation.
More than 30 other limited video lottery operators were relicensed after submitting their information on time.
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The key next step is whether Trans-Allegheny submits the missing tax and financial documents within the 30-day window set by the Lottery Commission. Until then, the 172 machines at the 26 affected locations are being taken offline under the state’s licensing rules.
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Source: As reported by David Bradley.
