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Casino Reopenings Draw In Gamblers Despite Online Gaming Surges

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One person cited in the report drove from Houston to Louisiana with her family for the reopening of casinos on Monday. And while gamers flock to the casinos in some states, in others they are swarming online gambling sites. million from online gaming since the summer of last year. million in March of this year from $67.5

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Path To World Series Brings Changes To Online Gambling

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It’s not exactly high time for legal online gambling yet – that comes in early 2020, with the Super Bowl and then the NCAA college basketball tournament – but the betting season is certainly heating up on more ways than one. And that new fuel comes as the legal online and mobile gambling industry in the U.S. Payments Innovation.

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Easy Ways BSA Officers Can Get Their Required Training

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Training is especially important for the BSA officer, who “is expected to be fully knowledgeable about the BSA and all related regulations,” as a recent Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis publication noted. 21 in Houston, Texas Nov. Networking is especially important for BSA officers to be able to stay informed. For example, on Aug.

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Staples Jumps Into Same-Day Delivery

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Staples and Office Depot saw months of hard work go up in smoke when their long-expected merger was denied by regulators and both brands had to take long, hard looks in the mirror before deciding how to proceed. For Staples, the answer wasn’t to sulk around for months.

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Facebook’s Libra, Uber Losses, Instant Deposits Top Week’s News

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8, Levchin told Karen Webster, Affirm can give an entirely new answer to that question as it has rolled out a new app that will allow customers to use the service to pay almost anywhere online or (with an assist from Google Pay and Apple Pay) in the real world. Domino’s Supreme Court Decision Spotlights Online Web Accessibility.

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

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Regulation requires certain standards to minimize the risk of environmental damage. In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, AT&T and Verizon launched drones in Houston, Texas to inspect their towers — a process which would have been too dangerous and time-consuming to do manually. Telecommunications. food serviceS industry.

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Five at Five: Brookstone Ends Era With Bankruptcy

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Coverage includes a bankruptcy filing by Brookstone , Apple surpassing the $1 trillion market cap milestone, Amazon getting hit by Italian regulators, Kroger launching delivery in key markets and the CSO of Facebook stepping down. Amazon Slapped By Italian Regulators On Postal Delivery.