ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,609,003, issued on April 21.
"System for community play of card, poker, lottery, and slot games" was invented by David Brian Hirsch (Indianapolis).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gaming system includes a server and multiple player devices each associated with a player. A set of symbols includes non-termination symbols and termination symbols. The server receives wagers based on predefined conditions, such as the number or specific combination of non-termination symbols drawn before a termination symbol appears. The server sequentially draws and displays symbols to active players, determining outcomes according to the wager type. For wag...