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# Overview

Virtual Stadium web integration allows you to embed our social betting platform directly into your website. The integration consists of two core components that work together to provide a complete betting experience for your users.

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## What Is an Adapter?

The **adapter** is the bridge between Virtual Stadium and your betting infrastructure. It connects our platform to your odds data and betting functionality, enabling features like:

- **Bet Sharing** - Users can share their bets with the community
- **Flash Bets** - Quick betting triggered by live match events
- **Bet Copying** - Users can copy bets from other community members
- **Real-time Odds Display** - Show current odds within the chat interface

The adapter handles all communication between Virtual Stadium's betting features and your backend systems, ensuring seamless data flow and user experience.

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## How Widgets Depend on the Adapter

Virtual Stadium **widgets** are the UI components that users see and interact with on your website. While widgets can technically function without an adapter, they will be **limited in functionality**.

**With an adapter**, you get the full Virtual Stadium experience:

- **Bet Sharing** - Users can share their bets with the community
- **Flash Bets** - Quick betting triggered by live match events
- **Bet Copying** - Users can copy bets from other community members
- **Real-time Odds Display** - Show current odds within the chat interface

**Without an adapter**, widgets provide only:

- **Chat functionality** - Users can message each other but no betting features are available
- **Live Match Tracker (LMT)** - Visual representation of match events and statistics
- No bet sharing or copying
- No odds display
- No betting-related interactions

The adapter provides the betting context that transforms Virtual Stadium from a simple chat with match tracking into a complete social betting platform.

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## Next Steps

Ready to integrate Virtual Stadium into your website? The good news is that **adapter setup** and **basic widget integration** can start in parallel - you don't need to wait for one to finish before beginning the other.

### Widget Integration

Learn how to embed Virtual Stadium widgets in your website, configure themes, and customize the user experience.

[View Widget Docs](https://apidocs.sportradar.com/resources/virtual-stadium/docs/web/widgets/virtualStadium/quickStart.md)

### Adapter Setup

Understand adapter types, choose the right option for your needs, and follow implementation guides.

[View Adapter Docs](https://apidocs.sportradar.com/resources/virtual-stadium/docs/web/adapter/overview.md)

> **Additional Resources**
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> - [SIR API Reference](https://apidocs.sportradar.com/resources/virtual-stadium/docs/web/api.md) — JavaScript API methods for widget and adapter management
> - [Theming](https://apidocs.sportradar.com/resources/virtual-stadium/docs/web/theming.md) — Customize widget appearance and styles
> - [Localization](https://apidocs.sportradar.com/resources/virtual-stadium/docs/web/localization.md) — Configure language and localization settings