US 12,456,349 B2
Gaming systems with blockchain jackpots
Stephen Shaffer, Jr., Las Vegas, NV (US); Frank Rodriguez, Las Vegas, NV (US); Xiaoqiang Gong, Henderson, NV (US); and Rajendrasinh Jadeja, Las Vegas, NV (US)
Assigned to Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed on Sep. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/951,922.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/270,391, filed on Oct. 21, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0130583 A1, Apr. 27, 2023
Int. Cl. G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G06F 7/58 (2006.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01)
CPC G07F 17/3258 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
8. A computer-implemented method comprising:
collecting transaction data of a plurality of blockchain transactions from a blockchain;
creating a block body that includes at least the transaction data of the plurality of blockchain transactions;
identifying a set of electronic gaming devices from the plurality of electronic gaming devices based at least in part on an idle status of the plurality of electronic gaming devices;
transmitting a message to the set of electronic gaming devices that includes at least the block body;
receiving, from a first electronic gaming device of the set of electronic gaming devices, a success message that includes at least a nonce string;
creating a new block for the blockchain that includes at least the block body and the nonce string;
transmitting the new block into the blockchain, thereby causing the new block to be added to the blockchain;
identifying a mining reward on the blockchain based on the adding of the new block, the mining reward being in a first value of cryptocurrency supported by the blockchain; and
executing a distribution smart contract in response to the adding of the new block, the distribution smart contract configured to allocate the first value to one or more accounts including a progressive jackpot account associated with one or more of the plurality of electronic gaming devices, the progressive jackpot being provided in the cryptocurrency.