ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,354,444, issued on July 8.
"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: "An apparatus, including a processor which provides, to a user or plurality of users, an electronic forum which provides a video or audio broadcast or transmission of a sporting or entertainment event, or educational or instructional content, and a user profile of a participant in, or of a person depicted in, the video or audio broadcast or transmission of the event or content; a transmitter which transmits the electronic forum to a first user communication device, wherein the electronic forum ...