ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,276, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to CFPH LLC (New York).
"Card game with rake" was invented by Phillip Flaherty (Las Vegas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Some embodiments may relate to a game in which a house takes a rake as a fee for playing a game. A game may include a multiplayer baccarat game that may add a skill element. For example, a baccarat game may add the ability for player's to bluff, choose whether to request cards, raise, fold, and so on. Other example methods and apparatus are described. Some embodiments may include a rake version of Chinese poker. Some embodiments include an open face version of a card game. Some ...