The influx of American business that the Merge Gaming Network has enjoyed since Black Friday appears to be coming to an end as it looks like Merge is the next DOJ target. There are reportedly plans to seize the assets of certain payment processors that have been working in conjunction with Merge and US players.
It is not known which payment processors will be affected, nor is it known whether indictments will follow the seizures. It is also unknown whether or not the domain names will be seized. The seizures are planned for sometime later this month, although this could change anytime.
There is no clear answer for what you should do if you currently have money in a Merge site. As withdrawals on Merge are extremely slow to process, it is unlikely that withdrawing at this time would have any success. In fact, withdrawing right now might cause your money to be lost within the payment processor and subsequently seized when the DOJ takes action.
... but for how long?
It is unclear as to whether or not Merge keeps player funds in a segregated account as they refuse to comment on the matter. The Kahnawake Gaming Commission, from which they have their primary license, does not require fund segregation.
It was reported that Merge had been seeking a licence from the Malta Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LGA) though, a commission that has strict rules regarding fund segregation. Some Merge skins had even added the LGA logo to their websites already. LGA released a statement specifying that Lock Poker was NOT licensed by them, however, which leads us to believe that none of the network is licensed by LGA yet.
We can only hope that the funds are, in fact, segregated. If the DOJ does seize Merge accounts, there is a chance that they would leave a segregated account untouched. Back when Black Friday occurred, they made it clear that they never seized player accounts and that the sites were expected to return player funds as soon as possible.