1. (a)

   1. (1) The gaming commission consists of seven members.

   2. (2) Of the seven members of the gaming commission:

      1. (i) three shall be appointed by the county commissioners;
      2. (ii) one shall be appointed by the State Senators whose districts are in or include part of the county;
      3. (iii) one shall be appointed by the chairperson of the county delegation to the House of Delegates, with the concurrence of that delegation;
      4. (iv) one shall be from the Washington County Clubs Association, appointed by the county Senate and House delegations; and
      5. (v) one shall be a representative of the alcoholic beverages, restaurant, and tavern industries in the county, appointed by the county Senate and House delegations.
2. (b) Each member of the gaming commission shall be a resident of the county.

3. (c) A member appointed to the gaming commission under subsection (a)(2)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this section may not:

   1. (1) hold a tip jar license or wholesaler's license or be employed by a person who holds a tip jar license or wholesaler's license; or
   2. (2) hold an ownership interest in or receive a direct benefit from a person who holds a tip jar license or wholesaler's license.

4. (d)

   1. (1) The term of a member of the gaming commission is 2 years and begins on March 1 or October 1, according to the staggered schedule required by the terms provided for members of the gaming commission on October 1, 2002.
   2. (2) At the end of a term, a member continues to serve until a successor is appointed.
   3. (3) A member who is appointed after a term has begun serves only for the rest of the term and until a successor is appointed.
5. (e) A member who completes two full terms on the gaming commission may not be reappointed within the 5 years after the end of the second term.
6. (f) The gaming commission shall adopt conflict of interest regulations applicable to members of the gaming commission.

Added by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2014, c. 171, § 1, eff. July 1, 2014.

Formerly Art. 27, § 255C.