It's certainly better. My gut feeling is it is some kind of counting issue, like it's waiting to release/clear the graphics until it has counted the money that is now queued beyond a reasonable amount. This may never be a problem for anyone else or with a fresh start.
This is the start of a round. The gold above his head never goes away and accumulates more over time. He's still counting his money from several rounds ago and he never catches up.

