Patent ID: 8272962

Claim:
A method implemented by a host server which supports wagering on games comprising the steps of: transmitting a web page to a user's computing device, the web page including a plurality of icons each associated with a corresponding wagering game of a plurality of wagering games available for play on the user's computing device, a first of the wagering games being available for play under the control of a first source server and a second of the wagering games being available for play under the control of a second source server distinct from the first source server, the plurality of icons including a first icon associated with the first wagering game and a second icon associated with the second wagering game, the web page configured for display on a screen of the user's computing device; hosting by the host server the web page, wherein the host server is not affiliated with the first source server or with the second source server; downloading to the user's computing device at least a module of an application support service that supports play of the first wagering game upon receipt of a signal from the user's computing device indicating a selection of the first icon; causing a window to be displayed within the web page on the screen of the user's computing device where the window presents the first wagering game for play, the application support service being part of a software structure that is supported by system level software, the application support service including instructions and data for rendering images of the first wagering game in the window and for handling active objects displayed in the window; receiving from the user's computing device a request for critical information required for play of the first wagering game and routing the request to the first source server, wherein the critical information includes instructions or data associated with regulated wagering activities; receiving from the first source server a reply to the critical information request and routing the reply to the user's computing device for display in the window, thereby permitting play of the first wagering game within the window of the web page as displayed on the screen of the user's computing device; the host server causing material outside of the window on the web page to be displayed on the screen of the user's computing device, wherein the material is controlled by the host server independently of the first or the second source servers such that the material cannot be controlled by the first source server or by the second source server; and receiving a second signal indicating a selection of the second icon.