*๏ธEnsuring a secure, transparent & fair system

Online games of chance operate at a far lower expense than offline ones, as they donโ€™t need physical equipment or dispensing staff. Still, they face unique issues which undermine consumer trust, including security, speed, and sometimes a lack of liquidity to pay-out players. There are inherent financial and operational risks when running games based on drawing lots and managing these can be resource intensive. Platforms on a centralised server are vulnerable to hacking, whilst physical systems are more likely to experience โ€˜fixingโ€™. For example, digital games are legally required to use Random Number Generation (R.N.G) to maintain the fairness of chance. Casinos and giveaways must declare they have an accurate Random Number Generator; however, physical machines can easily be rigged, and digital versions hacked. (Amy Kane, 2012). One such fraud case was the Multi-State Lottery Association which launched a New York Times special investigation. An individual changed the R.N.G functionality, allowing millions of dollars to be โ€˜wonโ€™ by others involved in the scam. (Forgrave, 2018) Risks can be reduced by increasing security, transparency, and resilience: fundamental features of blockchain technologies. The Blockchain distributed database transparency by default as information is publicly available with anybody able to view transactions and draws. This ledger of interactions prevents indetectable system tampering. Additionally, any modification to the Smart Contracts Governance is subject to a three-day time-lock of platform features which means any changes are available to 3rd party review before implementation.

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