ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,354,436, issued on July 8, was assigned to Walker Digital Table Systems LLC (Las Vegas).

"Systems and methods for verifying player identity at an electronic wagering system in a casino" was invented by Stephen Moore (Las Vegas) and Magdalena Mik Fincham (Ridgefield, Conn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems, processes and articles of manufacture provide for a player identity verification system that allows a gaming establishment (e.g., a casino) to determine or verify a player's identity upon certain qualifying activities being determined (e.g., when a player is initiating a wagering session at an electronic wagering system or placing ...