ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,283,162, issued on April 22, was assigned to Super Money Games Inc. (Las Vegas).

"Skill-based wagering methods, devices and systems with personalized player modifications" was invented by Sameer Mohan Gupta (Los Angeles), Bryan O'Reilly (Las Vegas), Ofir Ventura (Las Vegas), Seth Schorr (Las Vegas) and Andrew M. Costello (Las Vegas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the invention comprise skill-based wagering games, systems and devices. In one embodiment of the invention, the configuration of a skill-based game is dependent upon the skill level of the player or players. In one embodiment, the game is configured so that the odds...