Opinion ID: 1860052
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Heading: progressive jackpot paid in 20 equal annual installments. first installment paid upon validation of win.

Text: ¶ 3. Although a dispute arose over whether Kelly actually won the jackpot, this Court ruled that she did, and remanded for the trial court to determine the appropriate method of payment. The Harrison County Circuit Court entered an order which stated: The method of payment of the payout to Kelly for the progressive jackpot from IGT is to be made in accordance with the regulations of the Mississippi Gaming Commission and that the MGC regulations shall determine whether or not the payout is to be in a lump sum or in a periodic payments. To the extent that there is a dispute regarding this issue, this factual matter is to be decided by the Mississippi Gaming Commission. ¶ 4. Kelly filed a Motion to Reconsider or in the Alternative to Clarify the Court's Order. She requested a full hearing on the issue as to the form of payout or in the alternative to clarify whether it (the trial court) was asking the Mississippi Gaming Commission to determine the method of payment. Subsequently, the trial court entered a judgment denying Kelly's motion and reversing its original deferral or remand to the Mississippi Gaming Commission, and further ruled: With respect to the Motion for Clarification, the Court states that it has found that the Regulations of the Mississippi Gaming Commission govern the payout of jackpot winnings. That these regulations allow certain jackpots to be paid out in periodic payments as opposed to a lump sum payment, and that such regulations are applicable to the payout of jackpot due to Kelly. ¶ 5. Kelly then filed this appeal. The issue now before this Court is whether the trial court erred in determining that the regulations of the Mississippi Gaming Commission applied as the method of payment in this matter, finding that Kelly should be paid in twenty equal annual installments, rather than in a lump sum amount. ¶ 6. Kelly raises sixteen issues including; whether the $250,136.91 to which she is entitled is a judgment against IGT; whether she should be awarded attorneys' fees, court costs and interest; and if she is awarded interest, the appropriate rate and the time from which the interest should accumulate. Kelly also raises issues of the interpretation of Miss.Code Ann. § 75-76-157 through § 75-76-165, as those statutes relate to Mississippi Gaming Regulation III.A.9; whether the trial court proceedings following remand from this Court were procedurally flawed; and whether the trial court's subsequent ruling was erroneous.