State Ex Rel. Mountaineer Park, Inc. v. Polan

McHUGH, Justice:

In these original proceedings in mandamus, the petitioners, Mountaineer Park, Inc. (hereinafter “Mountaineer”) and the West Virginia Lottery Commission (hereinafter “Lottery Commission”), each seek a writ from this Court to compel the respondents, Charles M. Polan and Ron Riley, to approve a contract entered into between the petitioners for the operation of an electronic video lottery game. For the reasons stated herein, we deny both writs.

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On November 6, 1984, the voters of the State of West Virginia ratified an amendment to article VI, section 36 of the West Virginia…