West Virginia lottery officials have requested a copy of the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement (MSIGA) from the organization with the same name, which is the first of many steps in applying to become a member.
Online poker in America is legal in just seven states: New Jersey, Nevada, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Michigan, West Virginia, and Connecticut.
MSIGA members are New Jersey, Nevada, Delaware, and most recently, Michigan, which joined the agreement last month. Online poker sites that have been approved to operate in these states, and which have been certified by the each of the state’s gambling control or lottery board, can have their players play each other across state lines on one platform.