Patent ID: 8414398

Claim:
A wagering gaming machine, comprising: a network interface; a display; a payout mechanism; a memory; and a processor connected to the payout mechanism and the memory, wherein the processor includes: a gaming content publisher configured to create Extensible Markup Language (XML) documents formatted according to one of a plurality of syndication standards, the gaming content publisher to transmit the XML documents through the network interface to a gaming network and through the gaming network to other gaming components; a gaming content publication reader configured to read XML documents received from the gaming network and to acquire new gaming content, the received XML documents formatted according to the one of the plurality of syndication standards; and a payout controller which pays out via the payout mechanism as a function of the new gaming content; wherein the XML documents indicate availability of new gaming content to the components of the gaming network; and wherein the gaming content publisher is configured to create an progressive jackpot XML document detailing changes in a progressive jackpot and to transmit the progressive jackpot XML document across the gaming network to gaming components associated with the progressive jackpot.