ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,694,753, issued on July 28, was assigned to IGT (Las Vegas).
"Casino splash zones" was invented by Jeffery Mcintosh (Dieppe, Canada), Ryan Mackenzie (Dieppe, Canada) and Dwayne Nelson (Las Vegas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of the present disclosure describe a splash zone in a casino or other venue. The splash zone is visually similar to the splash zone in an amusement ride. People in the splash zone get wet at the ride. In the present disclosure, people in the splash zone can receive money or prizes. A splash zone can be triggered around a winning gaming system. This can be a monetary event as well as a visual effect. The ...