ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,705,950, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to Aristocrat Technologies Inc. (Las Vegas).

"Bartop gaming device systems and methods" was invented by Timothy Barbour (Nolensville, Tenn.), Kiran Dundaraddi (Las Vegas) and Craig Paulsen (Sparks, Nev.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bartop gaming device is provided. The bartop gaming device may include a housing defining an internal cavity. The bartop gaming device may further include a monitor coupled to the housing and configured to move relative thereto between a closed position and an open position. The housing may define an opening providing access to the internal cavity of the housing whe...