Wagering methods, devices, and systems that allow individual participants in a game of poker to opt-in or opt-out of a bad beat feature are presented. For each hand played at a given table, a participant may activate the bad beat feature. Once the feature is activated, the participant is eligible for winning at least part of a bad beat progressive jackpot. This jackpot may be funded by tokens purchased by the participant, a rake taken from the hand's wagers, or by some other means. Apportionment of the bad beat progressive jackpot may be triggered by the participant losing the hand despite having cards that provide the participant with a significant likelihood of winning the hand.

Wagering methods, devices, and systems that allow individual participants in a game of poker to opt-in or opt-out of a bad beat feature are presented. For each hand played at a given table, a participant may activate the bad beat feature. Once the feature is activated, the participant is eligible for winning at least part of a bad beat progressive jackpot. This jackpot may be funded by tokens purchased by the participant, a rake taken from the hand's wagers, or by some other means. Apportionment of the bad beat progressive jackpot may be triggered by the participant losing the hand despite having cards that provide the participant with a significant likelihood of winning the hand.

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing a game to a user through a user interface. A gaming platform may include a game client, a game window, a message flow, a launcher, a game launch service, a game provider, a platform back end, and a testing module. The game client may provide the game. The game client may be embedded in the game window. The game window may provide the ability for a user to interact with the game through an input, as well as one or more interface elements agnostic to the game. The message flow may facilitate the translation and communication of a message from a first format associated with the game client and a second format associated with the game window.

A computer game from an influencer can be viewed on a mobile device and a user given the opportunity to play the game on the mobile. Game progress can be viewed on the mobile device and once the user is home, game play can be switched to a smart TV.

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for providing a game to a user through a user interface. A gaming platform may include a game client, a game window, a message flow, a launcher, a game launch service, a game provider, a platform back end, and a testing module. The game client may provide the game. The game client may be embedded in the game window. The game window may provide the ability for a user to interact with the game through an input, as well as one or more interface elements agnostic to the game. The message flow may facilitate the translation and communication of a message from a first format associated with the game client and a second format associated with the game window.

The present disclosure relates to a system, network architecture and method having a relay server connected through a computer network between an original simulating host and at least two non-simulating hosts engaged in co-activity within the interactive environment. The relay server may be for receiving control information from the original simulating host and the at least two non-simulating host; relaying state information for the interactive environment from the simulating host to the at least two non-simulating hosts; detecting an unavailability of the original simulating host; selecting one of the at least two non-simulating host to become a new simulating host using a selection criteria; transmitting a copy of the state information to the new simulating host; and instructing the new simulating host to begin operating as the new simulating host based on the transmitted state information.