ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,738,129, issued on Sept. 15.
"Play until you win amusement machine" was invented by Nicholas Dimatteo III (Flower Mound, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Play till you win (PTYW) crane claw machine teaching a competitive game play between two linked machines, or a dedicated multi-player machine. Each respective player of the two machines/claws is playing against each other in an effort to be the first to drop a prize in their and be declared the winner, as the machine will only dispense one prize, that to the winner, and gameplay will continue until there is a winner. The machines may be further comprised of a sabotage button which ...