PATENT PUZZLER

The answer to last weeks puzzler was Walmart.

The Kentucky Derby was just run, so this week the Puzzler is about horse racing.

Were you watching this weekend? If you were watching, patents played a prominent part in the Kentucky Derby. There was a little clip on patents related to horse racing. This week, we will add in some Video and make the puzzler different. In Las Vegas, there were machines set up in almost every different hotel/casino throughout the 80s and 90. These machines featured a mechanical horse race and the bettor was required to pick the first and second place horses out of a field of 5. Odds would change for each race. You could play for as little as 25 cents. Since each race would take about a minute, it was an easy and relatively cost effective way to gamble.

The legendary game is called Sigma Derby. It has a HUGE following all over the world. Unfortunately, the number of games available left to play in Las Vegas is ONE. People fly from all over the world just to sit down and play this machine for hours on end.

The question for the Patent Puzzler, is from what country does this machine originate? Also, this question ties in with subject matter related to one of the owners of the horses in this years participants. The company that patented the technology has many patents around the world.

Is the Country, the United States, Argentina, Japan, United Kingdom or Dubai?

You can see a selection of videos of the game as provided on Bing. Just click below.

Remember……the puzzles are meant to be fun and informative….not easy. We will give the answer in the next blog post on Monday. The answer will surprise you….even if consider yourself an expert on puzzles, patents or general knowledge.