Macau’s ETG market set for shake-up as LT Game patent expires

Leading industry suppliers have confirmed they are planning to launch stadium-style electronic gaming tables into the Macau market after a long-standing patent held by local manufacturer LT Game expired last week. Patent I/380 was first registered by LT Game in October 2006 to protect the “Gaming Terminal and System” behind its Live Multi-Game terminals before expiring last week under Macau’s 20-year limit on registered patent protections. Alongside Patent I/150 on “Method and system for playing the baccarat jackpot,” I/380 has been at the heart of a near 15-year legal battle between LT Game and fellow supplier Light & Wonder over…