ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,347,277, issued on July 1.
"Sports betting apparatus and method" was invented by Raymond Anthony Joao (Yonkers, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A sports betting apparatus, including a processor programmed to provide an electronic forum capable of providing a video or audio broadcast of a first sporting event to users, wherein the electronic forum is capable of allowing at least some of the users to communicate with one another, place a bet on an outcome or an event which occurs during the first sporting event, and purchase a ticket or ticket option for the first sporting event or a second sporting event; a transmitter which transmits ...