Agreed, they are partially behind UIGEA (the NFL though is the main culprit) and they are trying to keep the online industry in check and people convinced it’s not legal to play online until they are ready to make a big entrance.
Then they can mail all their usual customers from all over the world and meld the comps etc… give away trips to Vegas as prizes… all kinds of possibilities for them.
Publically they have flip flopped on the issue, and that makes sense, keeping confusion going is in their favor for now.