Via the Las Vegas Sun:

Maybe Charles Barkley meant that the check is in the mail.

On his pregame NBA show on the TNT cable network Monday evening, Barkley told the show's host, Ernie Johnson, he has paid back the $400,000 he owed Wynn Las Vegas.

In a response to a story first reported in the Las Vegas Sun last week, Barkley also told Johnson that as a result of the controversy, he is giving up gambling.

Apparently, the truth of both of Barkley's statements remains to be seen.

Immediately after Barkley's assertions, District Attorney David Roger said: "We have no evidence to suggest that he has made any payments. We have neither heard from Mr. Barkley nor received restitution from him." [Read]

This comes after last night's heartfelt apology: