ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,417,672, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to IGT (Las Vegas).
"Community gaming experience" was invented by Franco E. Crivelli (Reno, Nev.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gaming environment may provide a user with a community gaming experience by providing, via a first interface at a first gaming machine, a display of a wagering game to a first player; determining an initial game outcome for a play of the wagering game by the first player, wherein the initial game outcome is a losing game outcome; based on the losing game outcome by the first player, receiving, from a second player, a selection of an option to wager on a final game out...