Cloud gaming system and method of initiating a gaming session

A cloud gaming system, comprising:

• a plurality of game servers configured to host gaming sessions for a plurality of clients, wherein:
• said gaming sessions respectively employ at least one network connection with a game server of said plurality;
• and
• said plurality of game servers execute an appropriate game application for
• said gaming sessions, render graphics for said game application, and stream said rendered graphics to said clients in real time over said at least one network connection, wherein said plurality of game servers do not act as any of said plurality of clients;
• a plurality of reverse proxy nodes dynamically configurable to proxy for said plurality of game servers and having respective Internet protocol (IP) addresses;
• and
• a provision manager operable to:
• receive a request for a gaming session from a client of said plurality of clients, assign a reverse proxy node of said plurality of reverse proxy nodes to said gaming session and cause said reverse proxy node to randomly select respective ports for said at least one network connection, and
• communicate the respective IP address of said reverse proxy node and said respective ports to said client and said respective ports to said game server.