ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,293,642, issued on May 6.
"Systems, apparatuses and methods enhancing gaming outcome opportunities" was invented by Bradley Berman (Minnetonka, Minn.) and Chad Shapiro (Plymouth, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the present invention set forth systems, apparatuses and methods for providing game features. In a game of chance involving at least one outcome, a plurality of alternative outcomes can be derived for a gaming event, such as when one of the outcomes will provide a payout at or above a certain level. The player is presented with an opportunity to select among the alternative outcomes, without being aware of the ...