US Patent Issued on March 18 for "Specialized slot machine for conducting a wagering game using real time or live action event content" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,254,749, issued on March 18.

"Specialized slot machine for conducting a wagering game using real time or live action event content" was invented by Philip Paul Givant (Carmichael, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A virtual card deck gaming system implemented on a specialized slot machine comprises a virtual card deck gaming structure configured to provide a virtual deck of cards; receive a wager from a plurality of players for entry into a real time live action wagering tournament game; identify at least one top scoring player based on values of the virtual cards presented to each player; and enable one or more top scoring players ...