Progressive service in a service-oriented gaming network environment

A method for participating in a progressive game on a gaming machine via a progressive service in a gaming network, the method comprising:

• issuing a request to discover a service description for the progressive service;
• receiving the service description;
• registering with the progressive service;
• and
• processing one or more service requests between the gaming machine and the progressive service.

A gaming network system providing a progressive service, the gaming network system comprising:

• a progressive service communicably coupled to a gaming network;
• a discovery agent communicably coupled to the gaming network;
• and
• at least one gaming machine communicably coupled to the gaming network;
• wherein the progressive service is operable to:
• publish the availability of the progressive service to the discovery agent;
• receive registration requests from the at least one gaming machine;
• and
• process service requests between the gaming machine and the progressive service.

A computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a method for providing a progressive service to gaming machines in a gaming network, the method comprising:

• publishing the availability of a progressive service on the gaming network;
• receiving a request to register with the progressive service from a gaming machine;
• and
• processing one or more service requests between the gaming machine and the progressive service.

A computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing a method for participating in a progressive game on a gaming machine via a progressive service in a gaming network, the method comprising:

• issuing a request to discover a service description for the progressive service;
• receiving the service description;
• registering with the progressive service;
• and
• processing one or more service requests between the gaming machine and the progressive service.