Yeah, could be. IIIRC, the current CEO(or whatever) stated on FB that casinos are not money makers for cruise lines, they mostly make a profit for the casino vendor. That, coupled with NC's obvious ambivalence(at best) about casinos, has to make you wonder. Assuming their initial about face was driven by negative reaction on social media, interesting they're polling folks they know to be established Crystal cruisers. They're not trolling for new casino clients. Essentially, "OK, Crystal cruisers, time to turn your cards over."
Me, I'm standing on 19. (And yeah, I just mixed a Poker and Blackjack metaphor.)