Wagering on social gaming activities in a game streaming environment

A live streaming platform server comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• link a live streaming platform account associated with a user of a streaming device with a remote gaming platform account associated with the user of the streaming device,
• determine, based on the linkage, data published by a remote gaming platform that is associated with a virtual currency wagered on play of a game displayed by the streaming device, and
• enable, in association with a client device, a fiat currency wager to be placed on the virtual currency wagered on play of the game displayed by the streaming device.

A method of operating a live streaming platform server, the method comprising:

• enabling, by a processor and in association with a client device, a first wager to be placed on a play of a game displayed by a streaming device, wherein the first wager to be placed comprises an amount of fiat currency and a second wager placed via the streaming device comprises an amount of virtual currency, and
• following a placement of the first wager and responsive to a receipt, from a remote game server associated with a remote gaming platform, of first data associated with the play of the game displayed by the streaming device:
• determining, by the processor and based on the received first data associated with the play of the game displayed by the streaming device, second data associated with a result of the first wager, and
• communicating the second data to the client device.