Gaming Consortium

Executive Summary

A leading gaming consortium spanning multiple operators, brands, and jurisdictions needed unified identity verification, age gating, sanctions checks, and responsible gaming enforcement across all platforms while maintaining strict privacy boundaries between operators.

Zekret deployed a shared, non-PII trust infrastructure enabling operators to verify players once, reuse identity credentials everywhere, and enforce compliance deterministically.

The Challenge

• Fragmented identity & onboarding: Repeated KYC slowed acquisition and frustrated players.
• No cross-operator identity integrity: Privacy laws blocked detection of multi-accounting and identity misuse.
• Responsible gaming enforcement was siloed: Self-exclusion and affordability checks were inconsistent.
• High regulatory complexity: National authorities, EU rules, and sanctions/watchlist requirements added overhead.
• PII-sharing prohibitions: Operators needed collaboration without sharing personal data.

Why Zekret Was Selected

• ✔ Privacy-preserving identity (zero PII retention)
• ✔ Shared compliance-state without sharing personal data
• ✔ Deterministic enforcement aligned with regulatory requirements
• ✔ Scalable to tens of millions of users
• ✔ Strong responsible gaming features
• ✔ Easy integration with legacy gaming platforms

Implementation Overview

1. Zekret-issued identity credential for each user: age, residency, sanctions clearance, and responsible gaming attributes issued once; no personal data shared.
2. Consortium-level Policy Packs: unified rules for age gates, sanctions, responsible gaming thresholds, account eligibility, and operator restrictions.
3. Risk Intelligence Integration: sanctions/watchlist evaluation, behavioral risk signals, multi-account detection indicators (non-PII).
4. Real-Time Enforcement: onboarding, deposits, withdrawals, age-restricted access, and responsible gaming checks governed by Allow / Block / Escalate.
5. Cross-Operator Interoperability: users verified once can onboard across all operators without additional verification or shared PII.

Architecture Used

• Identity Layer: reusable credentials issued locally.
• Compliance Intelligence Layer: consortium-wide sanctions and behavioral checks.
• Policy Engine: unified policy packs agreed by all operators.
• Enforcement Layer: standardized, regulator-aligned enforcement logic.
• Integration SDK: operators integrated within weeks.
• Deployment Model: Private Cloud/VPC with isolated lanes for each operator.

Outcomes & Impact

• ↳ 80% reduction in onboarding friction
• ↳ 95% reduction in PII storage across operators
• ↳ Unified responsible gaming enforcement across all platforms
• ↳ Significant reduction in multi-accounting
• ↳ Regulator-aligned deterministic enforcement with full audit logs
• ↳ Increased operator collaboration via data-free compliance

Metrics (Anonymized)