Television Receiver Wager Staging

A system for integrating sports gaming with live television, the system comprising:

• a television receiver, comprising:
• one or more tuners;
• one or more processors;
• and
• a remote control, wherein the television receiver is configured to:
• receive live television programming from a television service provider system;
• output, to a television, the live television programming received from the television service provider system;
• while outputting the live television programming, generate a sports gaming interface to be presented concurrently with the live television programming, wherein:
• the sports gaming interface indicates a plurality of wagering options that are each selectable by a television viewer via the remote control of the television receiver;
• receive, via the remote control, a selection of a first wagering option of the plurality of wagering options presented in the sports gaming interface and a request to send to a mobile device of the television viewer;
• and
• in response to the selection, transmit a wager identifier of the selected first wagering option and an account identifier to the television service provider system;
• and
• the television service provider system, configured to:
• transmit the live television programming to a plurality of television receivers that includes the television receiver;
• receive the wager identifier from the television receiver;
• and
• transmit, to a sports gaming server system, the wager identifier and the account identifier, wherein the sports gaming server system is distinct from the television service provider system.