Facilitating event implementation in an online game

A method for defining and controlling an online game, the method being implemented in a physical processor configured to execute machine-readable instructions, the method comprising:

• hosting the online game, and transmitting information to individual client
• devices for implementation and presentation of the online game on the individual client devices;
• managing award information that defines multiple types of in-game awards to be distributed to players within the online game, the award information including first award information that defines a first award type and second award information that defines a second award type;
• storing, in electronic storage, award handlers as blocks of executable code, wherein individual ones of the award handlers correspond to the individual types of in-game awards defined by the award information, the individual ones of the award handlers being configured to distribute instances of in-game awards of corresponding types to player inventories within the online game, wherein the award handlers include a first award handler and a second award handler, wherein the first award handler is configured to distribute instances of in-game awards of the first award type to the player inventories within the online game, wherein the second award handler is different from the first award handler, and wherein the second award handler is configured to distribute instances of in-game awards of the second award type;
• managing event information for implementing events in the online game such that first event information includes a first event handler, wherein the first event handler includes machine-readable instructions to implement the first event in the online game, wherein the first event information indicates the first award handler;
• and
• implementing the first event handler, wherein implementing the first event handler in the online game includes:
• invoking the first award handler to distribute the one or more instances of in-game awards of the first award type as first event awards in accordance with a result of the first event.