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🏗️ Architecture Overview Diagram¶

Last Updated: 2026-04-15 | Version: 2.0 Status: ✅ Final | Maintainer: Documentation Team

📑 Table of Contents¶

• 🏛️ High-Level Architecture
• 🎰 Data Flow - Slot Telemetry
• ⚡ Real-Time Architecture
• 📋 Compliance Data Flow
• 🔐 Security & Governance
• 🚀 Deployment Architecture
• 🤖 Machine Learning Pipeline
• 🛠️ How to Use These Diagrams

🏛️ High-Level Architecture¶

This diagram shows the complete data flow from source systems through the medallion architecture to analytics.

flowchart TB
    subgraph Sources["🎰 Data Sources"]
        SAS["🎰 Slot Machines<br/>SAS Protocol"]
        TG["🃏 Table Games<br/>RFID/Terminals"]
        LMS["👤 Loyalty System"]
        CAGE["💰 Cage Operations"]
        SEC["🔒 Security/Surveillance"]
        COMP["📋 Compliance Systems"]
    end

    subgraph Ingestion["📥 Ingestion Layer"]
        ES["⚡ Eventstreams<br/>Real-Time"]
        DF["📊 Dataflows Gen2<br/>Batch"]
        PIPE["🔧 Data Pipelines"]
    end

    subgraph Fabric["☁️ Microsoft Fabric"]
        subgraph Bronze["🥉 Bronze Layer"]
            B_SLOT[bronze_slot_telemetry]
            B_TABLE[bronze_table_games]
            B_PLAYER[bronze_player_profile]
            B_FIN[bronze_financial_txn]
            B_SEC[bronze_security_events]
            B_COMP[bronze_compliance]
        end

        subgraph Silver["🥈 Silver Layer"]
            S_SLOT[silver_slot_cleansed]
            S_TABLE[silver_table_enriched]
            S_PLAYER[silver_player_master]
            S_FIN[silver_financial_reconciled]
            S_SEC[silver_security_enriched]
            S_COMP[silver_compliance_validated]
        end

        subgraph Gold["🥇 Gold Layer"]
            G_SLOT[gold_slot_performance]
            G_TABLE[gold_table_analytics]
            G_PLAYER[gold_player_360]
            G_FIN[gold_financial_summary]
            G_SEC[gold_security_dashboard]
            G_COMP[gold_compliance_reporting]
        end

        subgraph Analytics["📈 Analytics"]
            DL["🔗 Direct Lake<br/>Semantic Model"]
            PBI["📊 Power BI<br/>Reports"]
            RTD["⏱️ Real-Time<br/>Dashboards"]
        end
    end

    subgraph Governance["🛡️ Governance"]
        PV["Microsoft Purview"]
    end

    Sources --> Ingestion
    Ingestion --> Bronze
    Bronze --> Silver
    Silver --> Gold
    Gold --> Analytics
    Fabric --> Governance

    style Bronze fill:#CD7F32,color:#000
    style Silver fill:#C0C0C0,color:#000
    style Gold fill:#FFD700,color:#000

ℹ️ Note: The medallion architecture (Bronze > Silver > Gold) provides progressive data refinement with clear separation of concerns.

🎰 Data Flow - Slot Telemetry¶

This diagram illustrates the complete journey of slot machine data through all layers.

flowchart LR
    subgraph Source["🎰 Slot Machine"]
        SM["SAS Protocol<br/>Events"]
    end

    subgraph Bronze["🥉 Bronze Layer"]
        B1["📥 Raw Events"]
        B2["🏷️ Add Metadata"]
        B3[("bronze_slot_telemetry")]
    end

    subgraph Silver["🥈 Silver Layer"]
        S1["✅ Schema Validation"]
        S2["🔍 Data Quality"]
        S3["🔄 Deduplication"]
        S4[("silver_slot_cleansed")]
    end

    subgraph Gold["🥇 Gold Layer"]
        G1["📊 Daily Aggregation"]
        G2["📈 KPI Calculation"]
        G3[("gold_slot_performance")]
    end

    subgraph BI["📊 Analytics"]
        PBI["Power BI Dashboard"]
    end

    SM --> B1 --> B2 --> B3
    B3 --> S1 --> S2 --> S3 --> S4
    S4 --> G1 --> G2 --> G3
    G3 --> PBI

    style Bronze fill:#CD7F32,color:#000
    style Silver fill:#C0C0C0,color:#000
    style Gold fill:#FFD700,color:#000

Transformation Summary¶

⚡ Real-Time Architecture¶

This diagram shows the real-time data ingestion and processing flow for live floor monitoring.

flowchart TB
    subgraph Sources["📡 Real-Time Sources"]
        SLOT["🎰 Slot Machines"]
        CAGE["💰 Cage Terminals"]
        SEC["🔒 Security Cameras"]
    end

    subgraph Streaming["⚡ Streaming Ingestion"]
        EH["Event Hub"]
        ES["Eventstream"]
    end

    subgraph RealTime["📊 Real-Time Intelligence"]
        EH_DB[("Eventhouse<br/>KQL Database")]
        KQL["KQL Queries"]
        ALERT["🔔 Alerts"]
    end

    subgraph Dashboard["📺 Dashboards"]
        RT_DASH["Real-Time<br/>Dashboard"]
        FLOOR["🖥️ Floor Monitor"]
    end

    Sources --> Streaming
    Streaming --> RealTime
    RealTime --> Dashboard

    ALERT -->|"🎰 Jackpot > $10K"| FLOOR
    ALERT -->|"⚠️ Machine Down"| FLOOR
    ALERT -->|"🚨 Security Alert"| FLOOR

Alert Configuration¶

📋 Compliance Data Flow¶

This diagram shows how financial transactions are monitored for regulatory compliance.

flowchart LR
    subgraph Transactions["💰 Financial Transactions"]
        TXN["Cage Transaction"]
    end

    subgraph Detection["🔍 Detection Logic"]
        CTR{"Amount >= $10K?"}
        STRUCT{"Structuring<br/>Pattern?"}
        JACK{"Jackpot >= $1,200?"}
    end

    subgraph Filings["📄 Compliance Filings"]
        CTR_FILE["📄 CTR Filing"]
        SAR_FILE["🚨 SAR Filing"]
        W2G_FILE["📋 W-2G Filing"]
    end

    subgraph Reporting["🏛️ Reporting"]
        FINCEN["FinCEN"]
        IRS["IRS"]
    end

    TXN --> CTR
    TXN --> STRUCT
    TXN --> JACK

    CTR -->|"Yes"| CTR_FILE
    STRUCT -->|"Yes"| SAR_FILE
    JACK -->|"Yes"| W2G_FILE

    CTR_FILE --> FINCEN
    SAR_FILE --> FINCEN
    W2G_FILE --> IRS

Regulatory Thresholds¶

⚠️ Warning: Failure to file required reports can result in significant penalties. Ensure automated detection is validated regularly.

🔐 Security & Governance¶

This diagram illustrates the security and governance framework.

flowchart TB
    subgraph Access["🔑 Access Control"]
        AAD["Entra ID"]
        RBAC["Role-Based Access"]
        RLS["Row-Level Security"]
    end

    subgraph Data["🔒 Data Protection"]
        ENC["🔐 Encryption"]
        MASK["🎭 Data Masking"]
        AUDIT["📝 Audit Logging"]
    end

    subgraph Governance["🛡️ Data Governance"]
        PV["Microsoft Purview"]
        CAT["📚 Data Catalog"]
        LIN["🔗 Data Lineage"]
        CLASS["🏷️ Classifications"]
    end

    subgraph Compliance["📋 Compliance"]
        NIGC["🎰 NIGC MICS"]
        BSA["💰 BSA/AML"]
        PCI["💳 PCI-DSS"]
    end

    AAD --> RBAC --> RLS
    Data --> Governance
    Governance --> Compliance

Security Controls Matrix¶

🚀 Deployment Architecture¶

This diagram shows the CI/CD pipeline and infrastructure deployment flow.

flowchart TB
    subgraph GitHub["🐙 GitHub Repository"]
        CODE["📝 Source Code"]
        BICEP["🔧 Bicep IaC"]
        ACTIONS["⚙️ GitHub Actions"]
    end

    subgraph Azure["☁️ Azure"]
        subgraph Resources["📦 Azure Resources"]
            FAB["🟣 Fabric Capacity<br/>F64"]
            PV["🛡️ Purview"]
            ADLS["💾 ADLS Gen2"]
            KV["🔑 Key Vault"]
            LOG["📊 Log Analytics"]
        end

        subgraph Network["🌐 Networking"]
            VNET["Virtual Network"]
            PE["Private Endpoints"]
        end
    end

    CODE --> ACTIONS
    BICEP --> ACTIONS
    ACTIONS -->|"🚀 Deploy"| Resources
    Resources --> Network

Deployment Environments¶

🤖 Machine Learning Pipeline¶

This diagram shows the ML workflow for player analytics and predictions.

flowchart LR
    subgraph Data["📊 Data Preparation"]
        GOLD["🥇 Gold Layer"]
        FEAT["🔧 Feature Engineering"]
    end

    subgraph Training["🎯 Model Training"]
        SPLIT["📊 Train/Test Split"]
        TRAIN["🤖 Model Training"]
        EVAL["📈 Evaluation"]
    end

    subgraph MLOps["⚙️ MLOps"]
        MLFLOW["📦 MLflow Registry"]
        VERSION["🏷️ Model Versioning"]
    end

    subgraph Inference["🔮 Inference"]
        BATCH["📥 Batch Scoring"]
        SCORES["📊 Predictions"]
    end

    GOLD --> FEAT --> SPLIT
    SPLIT --> TRAIN --> EVAL
    EVAL --> MLFLOW --> VERSION
    VERSION --> BATCH --> SCORES

ML Use Cases¶

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