ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,700,282, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to IGT (Las Vegas).

"Modifying designated playing cards employed in electronic table games with overlaid bonus events" was invented by Dwayne R. Nelson (Las Vegas) and Patrick Danielson (Las Vegas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Gaming systems and methods which employ designated playing cards and bonus events overlaid on such designated playing cards in association with an electronic table game."

The patent was filed on Oct. 2, 2023, under Application No. 18/375,838.

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