ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,412,450, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to AdrenalineIP (Washington).

"Method of tracking user bets to ensure compliance" was invented by Casey Alexander Huke (Washington), Joseph W. Beyers (Saratoga, Calif.), Michael D'Andrea (Burlington, Vt.) and Jeff Goodwin (Montpelier, Vt.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of monitoring user behavior to adjust betting odds based upon that behavior or to identify users who may be cheating, where users are subscribers of a proprietary data management and analytic software system/wagering platform. The system monitors users' behavior for deviations from their normal betting habits or patterns t...