Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage medium for managing tokens are provided. A method includes: receiving, by a token management system from a user device, a token command from a user associated with a target token; determining, by the token management system, an entity of a plurality of entities associated with the target token, where each of the plurality of entities is associated with a separate entity computing system that stores at least one token of a plurality of tokens, and where each of the plurality of tokens is registered with the token management system and associated with the user, in response to determining the target token is managed by the entity, transmitting, by the token management system, the token command to an entity computing system of the entity; and receiving and storing, by the token management system, an updated token from the entity computing system based on the token command.

Abstract: A casino system in a casino that uses a gaming chip with an RFID tag that stores identification information is installed in the casino and has an activation reader/writer that reads the identification information from the RFID tag of the gaming chip, and a registration device that determines the authenticity of the gaming chip and registers the gaming chip that is determined to be authentic as usable supplies. The registration device determines the authenticity of the gaming chip based on whether or not the identification information given by a manufacturer of the gaming chip matches the identification information read from the RFID tag of the gaming chip by the activation reader/writer. The identification information of the gaming chip that is determined to be genuine is registered as the identification information of the gaming chip that can be used.

Abstract: A detection system including a control device detecting fraud performed in a game table by using a result of an image analysis performed by an image analyzing device is included. A substitute currency for gaming used for this detection system has a multi-layer structure in which a plurality of plastic layers having different colors are stacked, a coloring layer is included at least in the middle, and white layers or thin-color layers (may be layers having a color thinner than that of the coloring layer; not illustrated in the drawing) are stacked on both sides of the coloring layer disposed in the middle.

Abstract: An inspection system of a chip includes a reading device and a determining unit. The reading device is configured to count a number of chips stored in a storage case, the chips associated with a table game and including a chip having a radio tag, read the radio tag while the chips are stored in the storage case, and acquire chip information. The determining unit is configured to compare the chip information of the chips in the storage case with a physical number of the chips in the storage case, determine that there is an abnormal chips among the chips stored in the storage case based on a determination that the counted number of the chips does not match a physical number of the chips in the storage case, and output a result associated with an indication of the abnormal chip.

Abstract: A game management system provides a content generator configured for automated generation of custom game content based on a plurality of parametric values that model gameplay behavior of one or more players for whom the game content is to be customized. The customized configuration is generated in a predefined sequence of progressive configuration stages. In each stage, a respective configurable feature is assigned a custom value that is determined (e.g., in a biased or constrained randomized operation) based on a respectively linked parameter value from the data model.

Abstract: Various aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for extending and customizing a blockchain wallet. Various aspects may include providing, to users of a blockchain platform, a blockchain wallet configured to provide standard services to the users, and, providing, to the users, a sandbox environment that only communicates with the blockchain wallet through a secure message gateway. Aspects may also include storing, in the sandbox environment, a plugin configured to provide add-on services, and executing the plugin within the sandbox environment to enable the plugin to provide, as an extension of the blockchain wallet through the secure message gateway, the add-on services to the plurality of users.

Abstract: In various embodiments a display may allow a secondary player to select a game of an appropriate primary player.

Abstract: A system for secure sensor operation is provided. A sensor circuit includes a smart controller configured to provide trusted data. An operational circuit includes an operational controller configured to, responsive to receipt of a request from the sensor circuit, perform an identity verification using a cryptographic challenge to authenticate the sensor circuit before utilizing the trusted data.

Abstract: A management system for a gaming chip is equipped with an RFID tag, wherein the RFID tag stores identification information including a tag ID assigned at the time of manufacture of the RFID tag and a chip ID assigned at the time of manufacture of the gaming chip. The management system includes an antenna and a chip tray reader/writer that read identification information from the RFID tag of the gaming chips that exist within a reading range; a table verification device that controls the chip tray reader/writer. The table verification device causes the chip tray reader/writer to repeatedly perform a first reading, in which the chip ID is read without reading the tag ID, and, when a new chip ID was read in the first reading, cases the chip tray reader/writer to perform a second reading in which the tag ID is read.

Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a display device and a processor configured to execute instructions stored in a memory, which when executed, cause the processor to at least initiate a multiplayer game, select at least one bot of a plurality of bots from a bot selection table associated with each bot of the plurality of bots, each bot simulating a player behavior, determine an entry time for at least one bot of the plurality of bots in the simulated multiplayer game, and control the display device to simulate a selection, by the at least one bot, of at least one selectable item at the determined entry time.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for novel uses and/or improvements to sharing cryptographic tokens based on user's real-world actions through social media so those real-world actions may be confirmed as authentic (e.g., verified and/or validated). More specifically, methods and systems disclosed herein enable sharing validated user activity by generating and using cryptographic tokens. The system may ensure that the cryptographic tokens verify the user's activity. The system may extract token data of a cryptographic token to post to a social media platform for activity verification. Thus, by using cryptographic tokens of the user's activity data, the system is able to verify the user's activity.

Abstract: A fraud detection system which detects fraud in a game of performing collection and redemption of chips in accordance with a win or lose result includes a camera which captures an image of chips contained in a chip tray of a dealer, an image analyzing apparatus which analyses the image captured by the camera to detect an amount of the chips contained in the chip tray, a card distribution device which determines a win or lose result of a game, and a control device which compares the win or lose result of the game and the amount of the chips contained in the chip tray before and after collection and redemption of the chips to detect fraud.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, article of manufacture, method and/or computer program product embodiments, and/or combinations and sub-combinations thereof, for utilizing a content recommendation system powering a streaming media publisher channel to enhance an ad creative being shown to the user via awareness or performance campaigns. This method allows the platform to present exploratory personalized in-channel content to the publisher platform users in endemic banners that run on the platform which then correspondingly helps drive user reach. An example embodiment operates by implementing personalized content banners that may act as a hook for channel users opening their streaming device, both active and lapsed, to enter back into the channel.

Abstract: A fraud detection system which detects fraud in a game of performing collection and redemption of chips in accordance with a win or lose result includes a camera which captures an image of chips contained in a chip tray of a dealer, an image analyzing apparatus which analyses the image captured by the camera to detect an amount of the chips contained in the chip tray, a card distribution device which determines a win or lose result of a game, and a control device which compares the win or lose result of the game and the amount of the chips contained in the chip tray before and after collection and redemption of the chips to detect fraud.

Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling access to wireless gaming devices and networks are provided. For example, access is controlled through one or more levels of security checks, such as a hard security check instead of or in addition to a soft security check. In a hard security check, the user employs an apparatus such as a card or other physical token that can be used to access the wireless gaming device. Such an apparatus may communicate information that identifies the user to the device or may simply be used to produce a signal without which the device is locked to users.

Abstract: A method for modifying user sentiment is described. The method includes analyzing behavior of a group of players during a play of a game. The behavior of the group of players is indicative of a sentiment of the group of players during the play of the game. The method includes accessing a non-player character (NPC) during the play of the game. The NPC has a characteristic that influences a change in the sentiment of the group of players. The method includes placing the NPC into one or more scenes of the game during the play of the game for a period of time until the change in the sentiment of the group of players is determined. The change in the sentiment of the group of players is determined by analyzing of the behavior of the group of players during said play of the game.

Abstract: Gaming systems and methods for providing free plays of a game with increasing quantities of paylines, wherein for each of a plurality of free plays of a game of a free game sequence, any awards for the displayed plurality of symbols for that free play of the game are based on a quantity of paylines associated with the symbol display positions for that free play of the game, wherein the quantity of paylines for that free play of the game is greater than a previous quantity of paylines for a previous free play of the game of the sequence by a determined quantity of additional paylines.

Abstract: Gaming systems and methods for providing free plays of a game with increasing quantities of paylines, wherein for each of a plurality of free plays of a game of a free game sequence, any awards for the displayed plurality of symbols for that free play of the game are based on a quantity of paylines associated with the symbol display positions for that free play of the game, wherein the quantity of paylines for that free play of the game is greater than a previous quantity of paylines for a previous free play of the game of the sequence by a determined quantity of additional paylines.

Abstract: Gaming systems and methods for providing free plays of a game with increasing quantities of paylines, wherein for each of a plurality of free plays of a game of a free game sequence, any awards for the displayed plurality of symbols for that free play of the game are based on a quantity of paylines associated with the symbol display positions for that free play of the game, wherein the quantity of paylines for that free play of the game is greater than a previous quantity of paylines for a previous free play of the game of the sequence by a determined quantity of additional paylines.

Abstract: Gaming systems and methods for providing free plays of a game with increasing quantities of paylines, wherein for each of a plurality of free plays of a game of a free game sequence, any awards for the displayed plurality of symbols for that free play of the game are based on a quantity of paylines associated with the symbol display positions for that free play of the game, wherein the quantity of paylines for that free play of the game is greater than a previous quantity of paylines for a previous free play of the game of the sequence by a determined quantity of additional paylines.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for dynamically generating wager delays for live betting are disclosed. During a live contest, a wager delay may be enacted on any wagers placed. The wager delay may be dynamic such that the time of the wager delay changes throughout the contest. The wager delay may be determined based on a state of the contest, such as whether the contest is in a live state or is in a break state. When the contest is in the break state, the wager delay may be lowered or disabled until the contest returns to the live state. The wager delay may be applicable to only users determined to be wagering on the contest while also in-attendance at the contest.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for generating for display depictions of tournament-style competitions restricting user's access to any content that may spoil the results of the tournament. A user may request to view a display that contains a tournament and participating competitors. Requests may be received from users to view recordings of tournament competitions or a results display with the tournament bracket displayed. The media guidance application may access recorded versions of competitions from internal and external directories. Furthermore, the media guidance application may compare user viewing progress data and competitor progress data to ensure the user does not prematurely view results of any competitions of interest to the user. If the media guidance application determines a user's progress is less than the progress of the user's favorite team, visual representations of the competitions that may spoil the outcome of the user's favorite team's competition may be blacked out.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems, methods, and computer storage media directed to anti-cheat detection in online multiplayer video games. An anti-cheat kernel driver adapted to validate and secure a system state of a gaming device is loaded during a booting process of the gaming device. The loaded anti-cheat kernel driver ensures that the system state cannot be tampered with from the time of boot through the duration of gameplay. The loaded anti-cheat kernel driver can also receive anti-cheat modules communicated to the gaming device from an anti-cheat server, so that anti-cheat modules are received and executed on an ad hoc basis dictated by the anti-cheat server. The anti-cheat server can autonomously manage the anti-cheat operations performed on a kernel layer or application layer of the gaming device, and conduct anti-cheat mitigation operations if necessary.

Abstract: The present techniques generally describe a computer implemented method for establishing a secure communication session between a client device and a first server, the method performed by the client device comprising: obtaining, from a second server, credential data comprising a session identifier and cryptographic key data; performing a connection handshake with the first server to establish the secure communication session; creating a security state record defining one or more parameters used to establish the secure communication session, and associating the session identifier with the security state record; performing a first resumption handshake with the first server using the session identifier to re-establish the secure communication session.

Abstract: A fraud detection system which detects fraud in a game of performing collection and redemption of chips in accordance with a win or lose result includes a camera which captures an image of chips contained in a chip tray of a dealer, an image analyzing apparatus which analyses the image captured by the camera to detect an amount of the chips contained in the chip tray, a card distribution device which determines a win or lose result of a game, and a control device which compares the win or lose result of the game and the amount of the chips contained in the chip tray before and after collection and redemption of the chips to detect fraud.

Abstract: An exemplary information processing system is configured to create a route formed by arranging, in a virtual space, a plurality of route parts each associated with a design; determine whether the route created by the user contains a forbidden symbol or a forbidden word. When the route created by the user contains a forbidden symbol or a forbidden word, uploading of the route created by the user to the server is prohibited.

Abstract: A machine learning (ML) model is used to identify spam messages and spammers in computer game settings based on learned gamer behavior. Message text may also be used. An evaluator module receives the score(s) from the ML model(s) indicating whether a particular message is spam and when the score(s) satisfy a threshold, passes the message to a punishment module to determine whether the warn, suspend, or ban the sending account.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for detecting and processing events that occur at a gaming table in a casino environment. Camera streams associated with the table game are analyzed using lightweight, watchdog processes. When a certain event is detected, extended processes can be executed in order to provide additional information regarding the event. Such as approach can require a relatively limited amount of computing resources, while still providing relevant information to casino operators. The information can be used, for example, to track gameplay and provide player ratings.

Abstract: Systems and methods of tracking playing chips on a gaining table. The system may include a game playing surface, a chip tray including a plurality of chip storage formations for receiving playing chips, a light emitting device to illuminate the playing chips, and a diffuser associated with the light emitting device to modify the light emitted by the light emitting device into a second light distribution pattern. Images of the illuminated playing chips are processed to identify the one or more playing chips and the one or more playing chip amounts associated with the one or more playing chips. The playing chip amounts are transmitted to a gaining monitoring server.

Abstract: Various embodiments that may generally relate to collusion are described. Collusion detection may be used to prevent players in a wagering environment from violating the integrity of a game. Player actions may be tracked to develop a wagering profile that is specific to various game situations. A player acting in a manner that would be against their interest and against their defined profile may be considered a colluding action. Information about collusion actions may be presented for evaluation and/or anti-collusion actions may be automatically taken in response to such collusion actions being determined.

Abstract: Systems and methods for multi-stage, biometric-based, digital authentication are provided. Methods include a first and a second stage of authentication. The first stage may include a user profile submitting a first request to access a first digital application, receiving one or more authenticating factors, transmitting, to a central server, the one or more authenticating factors, processing the one or more authenticating factors to authenticate the user profile to the first digital application.

Abstract: A game development system includes: a game apparatus for executing a game program being developed; and an information processing apparatus that is communicably connected to the game apparatus. Processing that the game program being developed causes the computer of the game apparatus to execute includes generating a log relating to the data to be used in the game processing during execution of the game processing, which is processing for generating, in a binary format, a log in which a character string indicating a place holder and a character string that is not a place holder are included in a designated alignment, and the data to be substituted into the place holder is included.

Abstract: A medium conveying apparatus includes a conveying roller to convey a medium, an imaging device to generate an input image acquired by imaging the conveyed medium, and a processor to extract edge pixels from the input image, detect a degree of roundness at a corner of the medium in the input image based on the edge pixels, determine whether the conveyed medium is an ID card based on the degree of roundness, and control the conveying roller based on a result of the determination or outputs the result of the determination.

Abstract: A unified wallet manager (UWM) virtualized as a single virtual service in which all transactions relative to the UWM are treated as immutable facts permanently stored in append-only queues or ledgers from the time of their creation. A rules engine reads conversion requests in request calls to the service and determines which rule or rules, including responsible gaming rules, to apply to control or convert funds from one ledger to another, in the same or different vertically scaled gaming systems. The UWM is a peer of other vertical gaming systems, and the gaming systems access the UWM via an API server and data egresses from the UWM through an ETL process from a database cluster. The ledger stores funds of many different types, including real money, points, play money, and others. Third parties can integrate with the UWM through an integration hub connected to the UWM.

Abstract: A verification information creation apparatus acquires an installation directory of software from equipment on which the software is installed, and acquires a file path and a hash value of a file whose hash value is acquirable based on types of files stored in the acquired directory. Then, the verification information creation apparatus creates verification information about the software, where the verification information includes the acquired file path and the hash value of the file.

Abstract: Method, apparatus, device, and storage-medium for data processing based on location information are provided. The method for data processing based on location information includes: obtaining first location information from a first account; determining a geographic label to which the first location information belongs, and associating the first account with a first-level group corresponding to the geographic label; receiving an interaction request from the first account; matching, in response to the interaction request, at least one second account to interact with the first account in the first-level group associated with the first account; and determining that the first account and the at least one second account belong to a same interaction group.

Abstract: A transaction involving the purchase of gaming credit at a gaming table or gaming machine is facilitated at a gaming establishment's touchpoint by transmitting from a wireless device (e.g., a patron's cell phone) to a transaction server operated by a transaction-funding business: patron-identifying information for the patron and a touchpoint ID associated with the touchpoint read using the wireless device. The transaction server authorizes the transaction, transmits that authorization to the cell phone and/or the gaming establishment, and the gaming establishment provides the gaming credit to the patron. In some implementations, the touchpoint has an associated voucher printer that prints a gaming voucher that is redeemed at the gaming table or gaming machine for the gaming credit. The transaction-funding business funds the purchase for the patron without any funds ever residing on or passing through the patron's cell phone.

Abstract: A sport chair includes a seating surface operative to support a user and a processor. The processor is configured to detect the presence of a user on the seating surface, establish communication with an article of apparel on the body of the user, receive an indication of a physiological parameter of the user from a biometric sensor provided with the article of apparel, and output the physiological parameter to a display.

Abstract: A high-skilled-low-level detection system may detect high-skilled entities in low-level matches of an online gaming. The system may identify a plurality of entities that are within a first category of entities eligible to be matched by a matchmaking algorithm. The system may then determine respective feature sets based at least in part on gameplay data associated with the plurality of entities and perform anomaly detection on the respective feature sets. The system may then determine, based on the anomaly detection, an anomalous entity of the plurality of entities and cause the matchmaking algorithm to match the anomalous entity with other entities that are in a second category of entities.

Abstract: Systems and methods enable one or more players to play a wagering game having virtual cards. A game system includes a game server configured to connect to at least one mobile gaming device over a network. The game server includes a processor configured to provide a wagering game having virtual cards to a player using the gaming device. Each wagering game is played by players at a virtual table who are dealt virtual cards to form a hand, and the hand satisfying a winning criterion is determined to be a winning hand. The game system also includes a database that may be implemented as a non-relational database configured to be connected to the game server. The database is configured to store a state of the hands of each table as a plurality of document-oriented datasets. The mobile gaming device may automatically re-authenticate to the game server after a disconnection.

Abstract: A fraud detection system which detects fraud in a game of performing collection and redemption of chips in accordance with a win or lose result includes a camera which captures an image of chips contained in a chip tray of a dealer, an image analyzing apparatus which analyses the image captured by the camera to detect an amount of the chips contained in the chip tray, a card distribution device which determines a win or lose result of a game, and a control device which compares the win or lose result of the game and the amount of the chips contained in the chip tray before and after collection and redemption of the chips to detect fraud.

Abstract: Methods and systems of monitoring at least one feature associated with a patron in a gaming establishment. Such methods and systems may include detecting at least one physical feature associated with the patron and/or motions of one or more players participating in a game.

Abstract: A method for playing a hold 'em card game with two hands provides a variant to a standard hold 'em card game by dealing four hole cards to a player, with each set of hole cards being independently played, bet, raised, or folded in relation to the same community cards. An initial round of wagering occurs, followed by dealing four hole cards to each player. The hole cards are played independently of each other. There is another round of betting, before a turn and a river are also dealt. If the dealer's best of five hands exceeds a poker hand ranking of the player's, the player forfeits the wager. If the player's best of five hands exceeds the dealer's, the player receives an equal amount of units to the wager.

Abstract: A system which causes an automatic publication of one or more sporting event wagers associated with one user to one or more other users.

Abstract: Computer-implemented methods and systems for locating virtual elements that can be used or collected by players of a parallel reality game having a virtual world that parallels at least a portion of the real world are provided. In particular, the location of virtual elements in the virtual world is determined based on data associated with one or more real world conditions. Virtual elements can be located in the virtual world at locations corresponding to locations in the real world that encourage safe and effective game play. Locating virtual elements in the virtual world based on data associated with real world conditions improves the link between the parallel virtual world and the real world, enhancing the illusion that the virtual world is another dimension of the real world that the player can interact with through the parallel reality game.

Abstract: A system and method for securely defensing against a collusion attack under Internet of Vehicles (IoV) are provided. The present disclosure can repair a vulnerability, of a reputation system in the IoV, that the IOC attackers can manipulate a traffic-related message aggregation model (TMAM) by increasing their own reputation scores in an inside-and-outside collusion (IOC) manner. In addition, the present disclosure can detect IOC attacks quickly to improve the security of the IoV; can eliminate suspicious providers recursively and provide a reputation fluctuation association rule, to avoid overload of the TMAM; and can deprive IOC attackers of the opportunity to improve their reputation scores and ensure credible information in the IoV, to ensure the fairness and availability of the TMAM without the interference from the IOC attackers.

Abstract: Systems and methods that provide one or more mobile device facilitated non-cash avenues to redeem a ticket voucher associated with an amount of funds.

Abstract: A system for customizing an end user gaming experience is disclosed herein. The system includes a processor. The processor is configured to create a campaign by receiving a campaign creation request from an end user device, the campaign creation request comprising one or more parameters of a campaign associated with the campaign request, creating the campaign based on the one or more parameters associated with the campaign request, and personalizing one or more offers for an end user, each of the one or more offers comprising a game having one or more hurdles, wherein completion of each of the one or more hurdles leads to a reward. The processor is further configured to map a subset of the one or more personalized offers to the end user. The processor is further configured to monitor progress of the campaign.

Abstract: A machine learning (ML) model is used to identify spam messages and spammers in computer game settings based on learned gamer behavior. An evaluator module receives score(s) from the ML model indicating whether a particular message is spam or other undesired message and when the scores satisfy a threshold, passes the message to a punishment module to determine whether the warn, suspend, or ban the sending account.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for a chip tracking system. A chip tray is positioned above a light-diffusion box. The chip tray has a transparent portion for a column of the chip tray One or more image sensors are positioned with a viewing perspective of chips through a transparent portion of an underside of the chip tray A tracking controller is configured to illuminate the light-diffusion box with diffused light that shines through the transparent portion of the chip tray and illuminates the edge of one or more chips in a chip stack visible via the transparent portion. The one or more image sensors capture an image of one or more chips in the column in response to illumination of the light-diffusion box. The tracking controller analyzes, via a neural network model, a color pattern on the edge of the one or more chips. The tracking controller associates the color pattern on the edge of the one or more chips with a denomination value for the chip stack.