Several states are now adopting similar laws after Ohio was able to amend its sports betting regulations to forcibly bar bettors who make threats or attempt to injure athletes.
The legislature was presented with a new bill this week by a senator from West Virginia, and the Judiciary Committee has already been assigned jurisdiction over it.
A customer may face a lifetime ban from sports betting, according to the bill, if the commission finds that the customer has harassed or displayed a detrimental pattern of behavior toward a coach, sports official, or any other participant in a sporting event.
The legislature was presented with a new bill this week by a senator from West Virginia, and the Judiciary Committee has already been assigned jurisdiction over it.
A customer may face a lifetime ban from sports betting, according to the bill, if the commission finds that the customer has harassed or displayed a detrimental pattern of behavior toward a coach, sports official, or any other participant in a sporting event.