ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,327,462, issued on June 10, was assigned to Super Money Games Inc. (Las Vegas).

"Skill-based wagering methods, devices and systems including variable game equipment" was invented by Sameer Mohan Gupta (Las Vegas), Ofir Ventura (Las Vegas), Seth Schorr (Las Vegas), Andrew M. Costello (Las Vegas) and Bryan O'Reilly (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 game is configured so that the odds of winning the game, and thus the payout for a winning outcome, depends upon the game equipment which is selected to be used ...