I have noticed several times lightlord's unresponsive and payment delay. All time there is issue I think the issue arises when the site make loss and cant afford the payment of hunters and/or gamblers. The issue of hotwallet might be true but it is difficult to trust as this type of staying offline as well as payment delay is usual fact.
Lightlord should not be blamed here because I don't think he's the actual reason for the failure of the company to meet up with there obligational and tasks. Sometimes in business, it's always good to prepare for the worse cause the market sometimes has different ways of trapping investors and firms. Loses can be incurred but the ability to stay firm is what matters, maybe lightlord is trying to get on his feet again.