ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,430,993, issued on Sept. 30.
"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 betting apparatus, including a lottery retailer computer which includes a processor, video recording device; transmitter; and output device which includes a printer. The processor processes information for purchasing a lottery ticket. The video recording device records a video clip or recording of a first user during a purchase of the lottery ticket. The processor generates an electronic lottery ticket. The transmitter transmits the video clip or recording and the electronic lottery tick...