New patent application published for: TRACKING POTENTIAL GAMING ESTABLISHMENT MONEY LAUNDERING ACTIVITY VIA PERMISSIONED BLOCKCHAIN

TRACKING POTENTIAL GAMING ESTABLISHMENT MONEY LAUNDERING ACTIVITY VIA PERMISSIONED BLOCKCHAIN

Claims

1. A system comprising: a processor; and a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: determine if an activity of a user in association with a gaming establishment device of a first gaming establishment is associated with potential gaming establishment money laundering activity, and responsive to the determination being that the activity of the user is associated with potential gaming establishment money laundering activity, cause data associated with the activity to be written in a block of a permissioned blockchain.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein the data associated with the activity comprises user data.
3. The system of claim 2, wherein the user data identifies the user.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the data associated with the activity is accessible, via the permissioned blockchain, by a second gaming establishment.
5. The system of claim 4, wherein at least one of the first gaming establishment is associated with a first entity comprising a first plurality of gaming establishments that share data, and the second, different gaming establishment is associated with a second, different entity comprising a second plurality of gaming establishments that share data.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein the data associated with the activity is inaccessible, via the permissioned blockchain, by the user.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the gaming establishment device comprises an electronic gaming machine.
8. The system of claim 7, wherein the activity of the user associated with the potential gaming establishment money laundering activity comprises an amount of funds deposited onto the electronic gaming machine without being wagered.
9. A system comprising: a processor; and a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor following data associated with an activity of a user at a gaming establishment device of a first gaming establishment being written in a block of a permissioned blockchain as potential gaming establishment money laundering activity, cause the processor to: enable a second, different gaming establishment access to the data associated with the activity written in the block of the permissioned blockchain as potential gaming establishment money laundering activity, and disable an entity distinct from any gaming establishment from accessing the data associated with the activity written in the block of the permissioned blockchain as potential gaming establishment money laundering activity.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the gaming establishment device comprises an electronic gaming machine.
11. The system of claim 10, wherein the activity of the user comprises an amount of funds deposited onto the electronic gaming machine without being wagered.
12. The system of claim 9, wherein the entity distinct from any gaming establishment comprises the user.
13. A method of operating a system, the method comprising: determining, by a processor, if an activity of a user in association with a gaming establishment device of a first gaming establishment is associated with potential gaming establishment money laundering activity, and responsive to the determination being that the activity of the user is associated with potential gaming establishment money laundering activity, causing, by the processor, data associated with the activity to be written in a block of a permissioned blockchain.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the data associated with the activity comprises user data.
15. The method of claim 14, wherein the user data identifies the user.
16. The method of claim 13, wherein the data associated with the activity is accessible, via the permissioned blockchain, by a second gaming establishment.
17. The method of claim 16, wherein at least one of the first gaming establishment is associated with a first entity comprising a first plurality of gaming establishments that share data, and the second, different gaming establishment is associated with a second, different entity comprising a second plurality of gaming establishments that share data.
18. The method of claim 13, wherein the data associated with the activity is inaccessible, via the permissioned blockchain, by the user.
19. The method of claim 13, wherein the gaming establishment device comprises an electronic gaming machine.
20. The method of claim 19, wherein the activity of the user associated with the potential gaming establishment money laundering activity comprises an amount of funds deposited onto the electronic gaming machine without being wagered.