Side pool interleaved wagering system

1. A side pool interleaved wagering system, comprising:

a mobile device constructed to:

provide an interactive application;

generate a graphical display of the interactive application;

receive, from a user, an indication to participate in a competition with one or more other users, wherein the competition is associated with an interactive application provided by the mobile device;

distribute, to an application controller, a user interaction within the interactive application detected by the mobile device;

generate a graphical status display for a side pool competition within the interactive application; and

a wager controller operatively connected to the application controller, the wager controller constructed to:

receive, from the application controller, a wager request;

distribute, to a side pool controller, funds for a side pool;

generate a wager outcome based on the wager request using a random number generator;

communicate, to the application controller, the wager outcome; and

receive, from the side pool controller, funds from the side pool when the user is a winner of the competition; and

the application controller operatively connecting the mobile device to the wager controller by a network, the application controller constructed to:

receive, from the mobile device, the user interaction;

distribute, to the wager controller, the wager request based on the received user interaction;

receive, from the wager controller, the wager outcome;

receive, from the side pool controller, the status of the side pool competition; and

distribute, to the mobile device, the status of the side pool competition.

2. The side pool interleaved wagering system of claim 1 , wherein the application controller is operatively connected by the network to the wager controller and the mobile device.

3. The side pool interleaved wagering system of claim 1 , wherein an amount of the funds distributed from the wager controller to the side pool controller is determined by the user and the one or more users in the competition.

4. The side pool interleaved wagering system of claim 1 , wherein an amount of funds distributed from the wager controller to the side pool controller is determined by an operator of the competition.

5. The side pool interleaved wagering system of claim 1 , wherein the funds for the side pool, distributed from the wager controller to the side pool distributed, are communicated before generating the wager outcome.

6. The side pool interleaved wagering system of claim 1 , wherein the funds for the side pool are distributed from the wager controller to the side pool controller when the wager outcome is successful, and the funds for the side pool are distributed after generating the wager outcome.

7. The side pool interleaved wagering system of claim 1 ,

wherein the application controller is further constructed to:

distribute, to a tournament controller, tournament information comprising the received user interaction; and

receive, from the tournament controller, upon conclusion of the competition, competition results, and

the tournament controller is constructed to:

receive, from the mobile device, the tournament information;

determine a winner of the competition based on the received tournament information; and

distribute, to the application controller, competition results, including the winner of the competition.

8. The side pool interleaved wagering system of claim 7 ,

wherein the tournament controller is further constructed to receive, from one or more mobile devices associated with the one or more other users in the competition, tournament information associated with the one or more other users, and

wherein the determination of the winner of the competition is further based on the received tournament information associated with the one or more other users.

9. The side pool interleaved wagering system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is a smart phone.

10. The side pool interleaved wagering system of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is a tablet computer.

11. A networked application controller of a side pool interleaved wagering system, comprising:

a mobile device interface operatively connecting the networked application controller to a mobile device of the side pool interleaved wagering system;

a wager controller interface operatively connecting the networked application controller to a wager controller of the side pool interleaved wagering system; and

one or more processors constructed to:

receive, from the mobile device, a user interaction within an interactive application provided by the mobile device using a graphical display, wherein the interactive application is associated with a competition involving a user and one or more other users;

distribute, to a tournament controller, tournament information comprising the received user interaction;

distribute, to the wager controller, a wager request based on the received user interaction, the wager request triggering a communication of funds for a side pool from the wager controller to a side pool controller;

receive, from the wager controller, the wager outcome based on a result from a random number generator;

receive, from the tournament controller competition status based on the received user interaction; and

distribute the competition status to the mobile device.

12. The networked application controller of claim 11 , wherein the networked application controller is operatively connected by a network to the wager controller and the mobile device.

13. The networked application controller of claim 11 , wherein an amount of the funds distributed from the wager controller to the side pool controller is determined by the user and the one or more users in the competition.

14. The networked application controller of claim 11 , wherein an amount of funds distributed from the wager controller to the side pool controller is determined by an operator of the competition.

15. The networked application controller of claim 11 , wherein the funds for the side pool, distributed from the wager controller to the side pool controller, are distributed before the wager outcome is generated.

16. The networked application controller of claim 11 , wherein the funds for the side pool are distributed from the wager controller to the side pool controller when the wager outcome is successful, and the funds for the side pool are distributed after the wager outcome is generated.

17. The networked application controller of claim 11 ,

wherein the one or more processors are further constructed to:

distribute, to a tournament controller, tournament information comprising the received user interaction; and

receive, from the tournament controller, upon conclusion of the competition, competition results, wherein the competition results are determined by the tournament controller based on the received tournament information.

18. The networked application controller of claim 17 , wherein the determination of the competition results is further based on tournament information associated with the one or more other users.

19. The networked application controller of claim 11 , wherein the mobile device is a smart phone.

20. The networked application controller of claim 11 , wherein the mobile device is a tablet computer.