Presenting and controlling wagering game marketing information

A method comprising:

• presenting a wagering game toolbar in a browser application;
• presenting wagering game content on the toolbar, wherein the wagering game content originates from a wagering game content provider;
• presenting affiliate content in a main display area of the browser application, wherein the affiliate content originates from an affiliate content provider that is a referral partner with the wagering game content provider, wherein the wagering game content provider and the affiliate content provider are separate content providers, and wherein the toolbar is configured to maintain an appearance of the wagering game content presented within the toolbar independent of changes that occur to the affiliate content presented within the main display area of the browser application;
• presenting, via one or more processors, an indication of an affiliate award from the affiliate content provider, wherein the affiliate award is available based on performance of wagering activity using the wagering game content in the wagering game toolbar while the affiliate content is presented in the main display area of the browser application, wherein said presenting the indication of the affiliate award is based on information associated with the affiliate content;
• determining, via at least one of the one or more processors, that the wagering activity is performed via a player account;
• providing, via at least one of the one or more processors, the affiliate award to the player account;
• and
• providing, via at least one of the one or more processors, a compensation to the affiliate content provider based on the wagering activity.

A system comprising:

• a wagering game server configured to present wagering game content from a wagering game content provider;
• an affiliate web server configured provide affiliate content from an affiliate content provider that is a referral partner with the wagering game content provider, wherein the wagering game content provider and the affiliate content provider are separate providers of content;
• and
• a client device configured to present a wagering game toolbar in a browser application, the client device configured to
• receive the wagering game content and the affiliate content,
• present the wagering game content in the wagering game toolbar,
• present the affiliate content in a main display area of the browser application, wherein the toolbar is configured to maintain an appearance of the wagering game content presented within the toolbar independent of changes that occur to the affiliate content presented within the main display area of the browser application, and
• present one or more indicators in the wagering game toolbar that one or more awards are available conditional upon performance of one or more awardable activities while the affiliate content appears in the main display area of the browser application, wherein presentation of the one or more indicators is based on information associated with the affiliate content.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for presenting a wagering game toolbar in a browser application;
• means for presenting wagering game content on the wagering game toolbar, wherein the wagering game content originates from a wagering game content provider;
• means for presenting affiliate content in a main display area of the browser application, wherein the affiliate content originates from an affiliate content provider that is a referral partner with the wagering game content provider, wherein the wagering game content provider and the affiliate content provider are separate providers of content, and wherein the toolbar is configured to maintain an appearance of the wagering game content presented within the toolbar independent of changes that occur to the affiliate content presented within the main display area of the browser application;
• means for determining that wagering activity is performed via a player account using the wagering game content in the wagering game toolbar while the affiliate content is presented in the main display area of the browser application;
• means for indicating, based on information associated with the affiliate content, that performance of the wagering activity has earned an award for the player account;
• and
• means for redeeming the award using the wagering game toolbar.