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Lottotron Online Casino Patent Case

Interactive Systems, Inc. (ISI) NV, an operator of online casino sportsbetting, defeated Lottotron, Incorporated’s patent infringement suit. An 8-person panel decided unanimously in ISI’s favour. The case was presented in front of Judge Faith S. Hochberg in the District Court in New Jersey. Bill Gantz, ISI’s lawyer said that it was a relief to have the patents out of the way for the industry after seeing several licenses obtained by, online casinos like 1st Tech Home Gambling Network, Lottotron and other questionable patent owners.

Lottotron is the owner of the patent named “Computerized Lottery Wagering System.” The system enables a player to register remotely by putting up his account on the online casino, create his own credit balance, choose a game to play, and place a wager utilizing the credit balance. The purpose of this patented system is to allow a player to wager into a game without the need to be physically in the wagering site. But, a succession of court cases against the online casinos and the Internet gaming trade, Lottotron asserted that its patented wagering system covered every remote gambling system. While other Internet gaming operators who received the same court case settled, ISI took the fight and won on the premise that their games did not infringe Lottotron’s patent.

The court ruling greatly helps all online casino operators. It means that Lottotron will have to give proof that the other Internet games offered like slots, scratch cards and video poker were not unconvincingly different from lottery games. Last year, while ISI was fending for itself, Lottotron filed a case against 40 Internet gambling operators, among them popular names PartyGaming, Cassava Enterprise and Playtech. After ISI’s victory, Gantz will use the same novel scheme again.