ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,469,358, issued on Nov. 11.

"Gaming machine and pull tab system and method for reducing volatility" was invented by Justin Tilemahos Georgilas (Las Vegas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method involving a finite pool database containing a plurality of finite pools populated with winning and non-winning outcomes. Once a random finite pool is selected, a random winning or non-winning outcome is selected therefrom. Depending on the selection of a winning outcome or a non-winning outcome a first or second award database is contacted and used to identify the winning or non-winning award. The system and method may be used with clas...