MGT Capital Investments Inc. in Harrison has added its subsidiary”™s newly acquired patent to its federal patent infringement lawsuit related to casino video games.
The parent company announced that MGT Gaming Inc. recently received the patent directed to a gaming system in which a bonus game is played on an interactive display. MGT has filed a complaint in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi claiming its patents on the bonus-game display were infringed by two games manufacturers and distributors in addition to casino operators including Caesars Entertainment Corp., MGM Resorts International Inc. and Penn National Gaming.
“We are very pleased to add this new patent to our intellectual property assets,” Robert Ladd, MGT CEO and president, said in the announcement. “Our portfolio consists of quality, fundamental patents that we believe will strengthen our licensing efforts to the casino gaming industry.”
MGT Capital Investments and its subsidiaries acquire, develop and monetize assets in the online and mobile gaming space.
