Nested Online Games for Real Money Gambling

Systems and methods are provided for executing nested online games. In a processor-executable method embodiment, operations include providing a graphical user interface (GUI) for a first online game and receiving a first game input from the user that represents a play according to game mechanics of the first online game. The embodiment also provides for displaying a GUI view for a second game and for receiving a second game input from the user representing a play according to game mechanics for the second game. The method provides to the user a payout for the first online game and a promotional payout that depends at least in part on a result related to the second game.