ERIC EDWARD ABBOTT, D.O.
Marriage and Family Therapists in Las Vegas, NV

2007007, Apr 5, 2007

Sep 29, 2006

11/541847

Eric Abbott - Las Vegas NV, US

A63F 3/08

273274000

An apparatus for playing a community card poker game and methods of distributing house winnings responsive to a community card outcome of the game are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment the method of distributing house winnings to one or more players of the game may be based on one or more rankings of a community card outcome. In response to a community card outcome, one or more players may receive a portion of the house winnings according to a predetermined payout table. A portion of the house winnings may be distributed to one or more players as a fixed payout or as a progressively building payout. A fixed payout may depend on the ranking of the hand formed from the community cards. A progressive payout may provide a greater house winnings distribution resulting from less frequent payouts by awarding a payout on a higher ranking community card hand.

8628418, Jan 14, 2014

May 3, 2006

11/418343

Eric L. Abbott - Las Vegas NV, US

IGT - Reno NV

A63F 13/00, A63F 9/24

463 40, 463 39

A method and apparatus for operating a mobile gaming system is disclosed. The mobile gaming system establishes areas where mobile gaming is prohibited based on authorized elevations. One embodiment of a mobile gaming device used in conjunction with the system comprises an elevation recognition element to identify the elevation at which the device is being used. The mobile gaming device further comprises a comparator programmed with or configured to receive elevations associated with areas of permitted gaming. The elevation identified by the elevation recognition element registers with the comparator and if a comparison determines that the mobile gaming device is at an elevation where gaming is prohibited, a disabling element operates to disable presentation of a wagering game on the mobile gaming device. In one embodiment, the elevation recognition element is an altimeter.

2007008, Apr 19, 2007

Sep 7, 2006

11/517831

Brandon Knowles - Las Vegas NV, US
Eric Abbott - Las Vegas NV, US
Robert Ziems - Las Vegas NV, US

A63F 9/24

463016000, 463042000, 463043000, 463039000

A system for wagering on event outcomes of games is disclosed. The system comprises gaming devices displaying at least one live, simulated or combination thereof sporting game to one or more players. A player of a gaming device may select from one or more sporting games upon which to wager. During play, a sequence of events of one or more sporting games is displayed on the gaming device. The player may wager on the outcomes of the one or more events and payouts are made based on pre-determined payout tables. The resulting outcome of the event is displayed to the player. The player's wager is settled according to whether the player selected the resulting outcome of the event correctly.

D518112, Mar 28, 2006

Jul 7, 2004

29/208913

Eric L. Abbott - Las Vegas NV, US
Ronald P. Jackson - Las Vegas NV, US
Paul Omohundro - Henderson NV, US
Janet Jade Van - North Las Vegas NV, US

Mikohn Gaming Corporation - Las Vegas NV

2103

D21397, D21369

7704144, Apr 27, 2010

Jan 20, 2006

11/337176

Eric L. Abbott - Las Vegas NV, US

IGT - Reno NV

A63F 13/00

463 25, 463 11, 463 12, 463 13

Apparatus, system and methods for ranking tournament players are disclosed. The apparatus includes a RFID tournament detection system coupled to a server. The server is provided with game data as one or more tournaments proceed. According to tournament rules, player activity may result in a player being eliminated. When a player is eliminated, the server or detection system records the time and date coupled to each player's identification and may rank each player on an on-going basis or at the end of the tournament. Players do not need to compete at the same site, but may be ranked according to a player's current status within the tournament as captured by the tournament detection system and recorded by the server, which receives data from each game table participating in the tournament.

7822641, Oct 26, 2010

May 19, 2005

11/132955

Eric L. Abbott - Las Vegas NV, US
Rolland N. Steil - Las Vegas NV, US

IGT - Reno NV

A63F 9/24

705 25, 463 16

A bet detection system which may execute on a computer based processing device is disclosed for use with DID tokens to detect unwanted or unfair betting patterns by players. The system utilizes a table equipped with DID token detection antenna associated with the one or more bet spots for the player positions. DID token antenna may detect DID tokens at the dealer position, other bet spots, or chip trays. A dealer interface allows the dealer to provide the game data to the detection system. The detection system processes the game data and the bet data, such as bet amount for the players. Based on this processing, bet patterns may be generated for the players and in relation to deck penetration information, deviations in bet patterns may be detected and appropriate notification provided.

8052526, Nov 8, 2011

Sep 6, 2006

11/517011

Eric L. Abbott - Las Vegas NV, US
Brandon D. Knowles - Las Vegas NV, US
Robert B. Ziems - Las Vegas NV, US

IGT - Reno NV

A63F 9/24

463 29

A wagering game system includes at least one server configured to generate wagering event data for presentation to players that play against each other using the wagering event data, and generate a bonus award to be provided to at least one of the players, wherein the bonus award includes at least one of a progressive jackpot and a mystery jackpot. The wagering game system also includes at least one wagering device configured to present the wagering event data to a player and receive player input from the player, and an interface device configured to communicate with the wagering device to provide wagering event data to the wagering device, and send player input from the wagering device to the server, wherein the player utilizes the wagering device to play against other players based on the wagering event data.

2014007, Mar 13, 2014

Nov 8, 2013

14/075581

Eric L. ABBOTT - Las Vegas NV, US

IGT - Reno NV

G07F 17/32

463 29

A gaming system is operated by comparing a mobile device elevation at which a mobile device is located to one or more authorized elevations that correspond to areas where mobile gaming is permitted, wherein the one or more authorized elevations is adjusted according to a height of a user of the mobile device, responsive to the comparing, permitting gaming using the mobile device when the mobile device elevation is within the one or more adjusted authorized elevations, and not permitting gaming using the mobile device when the mobile device elevation is outside the one or more adjusted authorized elevations, and permitting non-gaming operations using the mobile device regardless of whether the mobile device elevation is within or outside the one or more authorized elevations.