Ray won a progressive ($33K) at a Playtech casino and the casino at first wanted to pay in monthly installments. We did a PAB and once Max and Bryan got the parent casino manager involved, the payment was made in a lump sum. 
From what I understand, when there are multiple casinos all offering a shot at the same progressive jackpot, a portion of each casino's income from play on that game goes to feed the progressive pot that's held in an account that's separate from the casinos (which is why I suspect that some rogue playtechs don't have access to the progressive jackpots - because they haven't been paying in.) But anyhow when a player wins the progressive, the funds from the account are released to the casino and then the casino pays the player.
If I'm operating a rogue casino and a player plays in my casino and wins a hefty $500K jackpot, once the funds are released to me I'm gonna think,
"Hmmmm, if I can string this player along with monthly payments, I can buy several pairs of Jimmy Choos and a solid gold toilet seat and that diamond encrusted Victoria's secret bra I've had my eye on...and in the meantime I can use the player's win to market my casino and bring in more suckers - er I mean players - and they'll throw enough money in that when the next payment to the player comes due, I'll have enough cash in the casino account. And if I don't, well...I can always cite processor problems and buy a little extra time. OR even better, I can lock out the player and say there's a fraud investigation and then I'll sell the casino to a reputable company and not tell THEM that the highly touted jackpot winner has only received three grand of their winnings!"
Aren't you guys glad I'm not running a casino?
"I feel sullied and unusual" - Captain Jack Sparrow
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