Blockchain Progressive Jackpot System Decentralization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional progressive jackpot systems in electronic gaming machines rely on centralized architectures, which are vulnerable to server downtime, data integrity risks, and security exposures, and require additional hardware, increasing costs and regulatory burdens.
Innovation Solution
A blockchain system decentralizes progressive jackpots by using a distributed ledger among participating electronic gaming machines, replacing traditional controllers with software services that manage transactions and maintain a decentralized, secure, and transparent record of contributions and wins.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a centralized progressive jackpot system is used, then the system can be easily managed and regulated, but the system becomes vulnerable to server downtime, data integrity risks, and security exposures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the centralized server-based progressive jackpot system with a blockchain-based distributed ledger system. This substitution eliminates the need for centralized hardware servers while improving security and reliability through decentralization. The blockchain network distributes the progressive jackpot data across multiple nodes, removing single points of failure and enhancing system resilience.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the centralized progressive jackpot management into distributed autonomous nodes across the blockchain network. Each node maintains a copy of the progressive jackpot data and can independently verify transactions, eliminating reliance on a single central server and improving overall system reliability.
2Reliability
If additional hardware is added to support progressive jackpots, then the progressive system can be implemented, but costs and regulatory burdens increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces specialized progressive jackpot hardware controllers with software-based blockchain nodes that run on existing gaming device infrastructure. This substitution maintains data integrity through cryptographic verification while eliminating the need for additional dedicated hardware, thereby reducing costs and regulatory complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The blockchain network serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as the progressive jackpot ledger, the transaction verification system, the security layer, and the data distribution network. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate specialized hardware components, reducing overall system complexity and cost.
3Reliability
If a centralized server is used to track progressive jackpots, then the system can be audited and regulated, but the system becomes vulnerable to single points of failure
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the centralized progressive jackpot tracking function across multiple distributed nodes in the blockchain network. Each node independently maintains and verifies the progressive jackpot data, eliminating single points of failure. The segmentation provides redundancy, ensuring system availability even if individual nodes fail.
Solution Approach 2:
The blockchain protocol acts as an intermediary layer that enables auditing and regulation without requiring a centralized server. The immutable ledger and transparent transaction records provide the necessary audit trail, while the distributed architecture eliminates security vulnerabilities associated with centralized access points.
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AI summary
A blockchain system provides progressive jackpots within a blockchain network of participating electronic devices. The blockchain system includes an electronic gaming machine storing a local blockchain and a system blockchain. The EGM is configured to identify a plurality of transactions for the first progressive jackpot account, each transaction of the plurality of transactions are deposit transactions from the first plurality of electronic gaming devices adding value to the first progressive jackpot account within the local blockchain. The EGM also determines a total sum amount of the plurality of transactions and creates a first deposit blockchain transaction including a first progressive jackpot account identifier and the total sum amount. The EGM transmits the first deposit blockchain transaction to one or more nodes of the second plurality of electronic gaming devices for addition to the system blockchain.