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Deep Dive: How The COVID-19 Virus Is Impacting The Online Gambling Industry

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Supreme Court decision allowed sports betting in 2018 and inspired 2019 laws that govern the fledging industry in 10 states and set guidelines such as how online casinos can operate and how sports betting would be taxed. percent that month compared to March 2019, its online gaming revenues over the same period increased 65.7

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Asia Pacific Ramps Up eProcurement Push

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Latin America is often considered to be the world leader in electronic invoicing thanks to government mandates, but the Asia Pacific region is quickly gaining steam in its eInvoicing efforts, too. on the benefits of an eInvoicing mandate, noting that it would address the nation’s current tax challenges. On Monday (Aug.

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Don’t Count On ‘Revenge Spending’ Post-Crisis

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In fact any kind of spending has a nice ring, but revenge spending was a phenomenon seen as Wuhan and other Chinese regions came out of the coronavirus funk. Yes, consumers got back to the malls and some long queues were seen at regional favorites like Nike. percent from 2019. Retail sales in January and February dropped 20.5

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Data Dive, The Bad, The Worse And The Ugly Edition: Store Closures, Coronavirus And Bitcoin

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By comparison, 2019 saw 9,200 stores closed as brands like Payless ShoeSource, Fred’s, Gymboree, Charlotte Russe, Family Dollar, Forever 21 , Charming Charlie, Sears, Kmart, A.C. The emergent form of coronavirus that originated in China’s Wuhan region continues to spread and pick up fatalities. Criminal activity accounted for $3.5

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HomeAway On ‘Trust, Reliability And Protection’ For Travelers – And The Sharing Economy

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In the February 2019 Payments and The Platform Economy Playbook , a collaboration between PYMNTS and YapStone, the sharing economy was in focus. In an interview with PYMNTS, Marie Perrin-Largilliere, senior manager of global product marketing at HomeAway, got a bit more granular on how the firm seeks to engage both sides of the transaction.

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Reading The Tea Leaves Of Post-Pandemic SMB Lending

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The PPP initiative was instrumental in helping small businesses navigate market volatility in the near term. Right now, we've been taking a look at 2018 and 2019 tax returns. From traditional bank loans to alternative financing to other sources of capital like PPP loans , there are many options today, said Puskar.

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Popular Bank Implements Branch Realignment in the New York Metro Region to Enhance Focus on Communities and Small Business Support

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This realignment in our New York Metro market is consistent with our small business and retail services model in South Florida,” said Popular, Inc. The expenses include a pre-tax charge of approximately $2.4 Popular is committed to meeting the needs of our customers and communities, guided by our 127-year legacy. million, of which $23.1