Section 29-22B-1702 - Criminal penalties for unlawful inducement(a) Any person who gives another person any thing of value to induce the other to refrain from bidding for a video lottery permit is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars and, in addition, shall be subject to a civil penalty payable to the commission of five hundred thousand dollars.(b) Any person who gives a person any thing of value to induce the other to refrain from placing a video lottery terminal at a restricted access adult-only facility is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars and, in addition, shall be subject to a civil penalty payable to the commission of five hundred thousand dollars.W. Va. Code § 29-22B-1702