This week, two West Virginia legislators introduced a House bill that would require gambling operators to share data with academics for responsible gaming research purposes.
Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates, Rep. Roger Hanshaw joined by Shawn Fluharty, introduced House Bill 5668 on Feb. 13. The purpose of the bill is to create the Responsible Gaming and Research Act (RGRA), which would serve as a pattern for all future states considering the legalization of online casinos.
Fluharty is a president of the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS), currently creating model iGaming legislation to assist states considering gambling expansion.
The 2024 legislative session is halfway through, which leaves West Virginia lawmakers less than two weeks to consider the passage of this and over 2000 other proposed bills.
