Systems and methods for maintaining anonymity in a gaming or other environment

Abstract

The present application provides methods and systems for maintaining anonymity in a gaming environment that include or perform the step or steps of receiving a user preference from a first user for maintaining an identity of the first user anonymous during at least one game; tracking game play involving the first user and at least one other user; receiving a request from the at least one other user to initiate at least one game with the first user; retrieving game history data specific to the first user and the at least one other user; retrieving at least one rule for controlling interactions between anonymous users and the at least one other user in the gaming environment; and disposing the request to initiate the at least one game with the first user based at least on the game history data and the at least one rule for controlling interactions between anonymous users and the at least one other user. The game may be a casino-type game, such as poker, blackjack, craps, roulette, and baccarat.

1 . A method for maintaining anonymity in a gaming environment comprising:
 receiving a user preference from a first user for maintaining an identity of the first user anonymous during at least one game;   tracking game play involving the first user and at least one other user;   receiving a request from the at least one other user to initiate at least one game with the first user;   retrieving game history data specific to the first user and the at least one other user;   retrieving at least one rule for controlling interactions between anonymous users and the at least one other user in the gaming environment; and   disposing the request to initiate the at least one game with the first user based at least on the game history data and the at least one rule for controlling interactions between anonymous users and the at least one other user.