ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,412,451, issued on Sept. 9.
"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 an electronic forum capable of providing a video or audio broadcast of a sporting event and allowing users to communicate with one another, place a bet or bets on an outcome of, or on an event occurring during, the sporting event, and receive information regarding bets available, betting odds, changes in betting odds, or analytics information; a transmitter which transmits the electronic forum to a user communication device; and a receiver ...