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DOJ, State AGs Could Combine Google Investigations

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The probe is centered on whether Google’s monopoly of the online search world – and the ensuing advertising revenue it commands – represent an illegal form of market control. states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico formally launched an investigation into Google. Thus far, U.S.

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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.”. The decision opened the floodgates to legalized sports betting – both in-person and online – in the U.S. All in, counting online and in-person wagers, Super Bowl betting was worth roughly $6.8

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Baker Technologies Raises $3.5M, Enables Cannabis Dispensaries

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Further, eight states and the District of Columbia have voted for full medical and recreational legalization. Naturally, investors are taking notice — though marijuana is still classified as a Schedule I narcotic by federal guidelines, and regulations in states where cannabis is legal can get complicated. and Canada.

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Building A More Compliant Cannabis Industry With The Blockchain

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Though marijuana has been decriminalized for medical or recreational purposes in 29 states (and the District of Columbia) and 64 percent of the polled voting population supports marijuana’s legalization, pot remains very much illegal on the federal level as a Schedule 1 narcotic. A very wide path.

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What The Streamlined Sales And Use Tax Agreement Means After Wayfair

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Businesses depend on the public services tax revenues pay for: roads that facilitate deliveries, courts where firms resolve legal disputes and regulators that help protect businesses from fraud. Struggles to understand and fulfill tax obligations are not new — states have worked for decades to manage these compliance difficulties.

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Fizzle Of The Week: The Cannabis Payments Conundrum

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states (and the District of Columbia) where marijuana has been legalized for sale in some capacity, it has thrown off a fairly large chunk of tax revenue in the last year. How exactly it helps the IRS count and manage all that cash is something of a mystery. The federal government alone collected an estimate $4.7

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242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

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Twenty months of my absence have allowed the “professional” top managers to kill the company using the money of rich oligarchs. Doorman says it will no longer accept incoming shipments after September 29th and that those who use their Doorman address for online shipments should update their information. “We Product: Raptr.

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