Yes, even though the sportsbook status is currently on hold, the good news is that Vega is doing its best to be able to present sports betting features in their casino.. so 10k games for casinos and 5k games that can be bet on sports, that's a big size so they will definitely prepare the best before releasing this feature to the public. so even though it's a little longer, but there are at least indications that development is still ongoing and the Vega team is committed to delivering features that meet user expectations.
I believe that it is better to estimate the feature when it is released rather than concentrating on the time it is taking. Many platforms tend to rush updates to just to meet with the deadlines, and users will later suffer from bugs and frequent updates.
If this is Vega's way of ensuring that everything is right from the beginning, then adding the time may be worth it. When it is released, it will be all about the user experience and how reliable, smooth and enjoyable it is to use the sportsbook.
As always its more better to focus on the quality of what they are going to release, rather than rushing everything just to hit their supposed to be deadline. Many platform tried to rush everything, but what happen next is they deal with many bug which need to fix.
If they take more time to make sure that their sportsbook became stable, smooth and no problem will occur. For sure that people will understand about it and somehow people will just get frustrated then post a complain if there's problem with the product of feature they released.