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Trade groups respond to Nevada regulator and AG in lawsuit challenging Nevada law

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We recently provided an update in a case we’ve been following involving a lawsuit challenging a Nevada statute, SB 311, that allows an applicant for credit with no credit history to request that a creditor treat an applicant’s credit history as identical to that of the applicant’s spouse during the marriage.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Facebook Hints At EU Pullout Over Data Transfers Laws; Appeal Filed Over Apple’s $15B Tax Bill On Ireland Operations; In-App Billing Battle Rages On

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Regulations. SocialMediaToday reported that in early September, an EU “privacy regulator … sent Facebook a preliminary order to suspend data transfers to the U.S. More Nevada Tax Breaks for Google Data Centers . Developers who are not in compliance will be urged to update their apps to bring them in line.”

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US Treasury Tells Banks To Treat Hemp Businesses Like Any Other

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The nation’s marijuana regulator has told financial institutions to treat the $500 million hemp businesses the same way they would any other businesses. It’s intended to “enhance the availability of financial services and the financial transparency of hemp-related businesses in compliance with federal law,” the notice said.

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The Digital Evolution Of The Online Gaming Ecosystem

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Congress can regulate sports gambling directly, but if it elects not to do so, each state is free to act on its own.”. Since 2018, when sports betting was only legal in the state of Nevada, 19 additional states and the District of Columbia have legalized the practice, either already allowing bets to be placed or are on the way to doing so.

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Opening Bets: MGM Deals Foreshadow New Gambling Culture

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Supreme Court struck down state bans on sports betting, MGM Resorts International has signed deals with the NBA and other operations that could mark the first chapter of the country’s new sports and gambling culture. which owns and operates two dozen gambling properties in seven states, including Nevada and Louisiana.

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33 Ways Drones Will Impact Society: From Fighting War to Forecasting Weather, UAVs Change Everything

CB Insights

A drone or a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) typically refers to a pilotless aircraft that operates through a combination of technologies, including computer vision, artificial intelligence, object avoidance tech, and others. But drones can also be ground or sea vehicles that operate autonomously. Conservation.

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

Heavy-handed regulators. Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. One word can summarize this action-packed banking year, GonzoBankers – tiring.