I tend to think the money is being held in trust as they say it is.
If it weren’t, they would not publish that on the site as they have.
I also think they would like to just clear it all up, but they might feel like they need the OK from a court to do so.
I’m strictly guessing as we all are at this time.
I would maintain that monies going out will somehow get approved.
Even the DOJ would want the money returned, asap.
If the states have essentially cut them off, then they probably do need some sort of agreement, or approval to clear it all out.
All that said, what bothers me is that they could easily just offer to reverse however many transactions it takes to clear the balance to the casinos, and let everyone work it out from there.
In our case, it’s all advertising payments, not gambling winnings, and I still maintain there’s no real issue with this. American, or not.
I see nothing that would prevent them reversing the payments, and actually, it’s probably the right way for them to do it at this point.