ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,315,346, issued on May 27, was assigned to IGT (Las Vegas).
"System and method for wagering on virtual elements overlaying a sports betting field" was invented by Dwayne R. Nelson (Las Vegas) and Cameron A. Filipour (Las Vegas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system which determines zero, one or more awards based on an event occurring (or not occurring) on a displayed game field associated with a sporting event interacting with a virtual element overlaid on that displayed game field."
The patent was filed on July 14, 2021, under Application No. 17/375,811.
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