Methods for social monetary giving in the gaming environment

A streaming system comprising:

• a communications interface;
• a processor coupled with the communications interface;
• and
• a memory coupled with the processor and storing therein a set of instructions which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
• establish, through the communications interface, a streaming session between a first gaming system and a plurality of viewer systems, the streaming session comprising an exchange of media between the first gaming system and the plurality of viewer systems;
• receive, through the communications interface, from the first gaming system during the streaming session, game play information of a gambling event;
• provide, through the communications interface, the game play information to the plurality of viewer systems;
• receive, through the communications interface, during the streaming session an indication of an action by a user of one of the viewer systems, the action indicating a transfer of value from an electronic record associated with the user of the one of the viewer systems to an electronic record associated with a user of the first gaming system, the user of the first gaming system comprising a participant in the gambling event;
• and
• provide, through the communications interface, to the first gaming system, an indication of the action by the user of the one of the viewer systems.

A method for conducting a streaming session related to a gambling event, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a streaming system through a communications network, a request from an Electronic Gaming Machine (EGM) to initiate the streaming session;
• sending, by the streaming system through the communications network, a message to each of a plurality of viewer systems, the message comprising a notification of initiation of the streaming session;
• receiving, by the streaming system, from a viewer system of the plurality of viewer systems, a message requesting participation in the streaming session;
• establishing, by the streaming system, the streaming session between the EGM and the viewer system, the streaming session comprising an exchange of media between the EGM and the viewer system and game play information of a game executing on the EGM;
• receiving, by the streaming system through the communications network and during the streaming session, an indication of an action by a user of one of the viewer systems;
• and
• providing, by the streaming system through the communications network, to a first gaming system, an indication of the action by the user of one of the viewer systems.