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Lexicon Bank: A bank that shows its hand

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Stacy Watkins (left), president and CEO, and Hilary Nelson (right), senior vice president and director of operations and compliance, at the Las Vegas Strip. When it comes to supporting outliers in the Las Vegas community, Lexicon Bank knows how to play its cards. Location: Las Vegas, Nev.

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MGM Backs Off Acquisition Of British Gaming Platform Entain

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"We believe that BetMGM has established itself as a top-three leader in its markets, and we remain committed to working with Entain to ensure its strong momentum continues as it expects to be operational in 20 states by the end of 2021.".

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Online Grocer Ocado Acquires Robotics Companies To Drive Automation

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Owning Kindred Systems of San Francisco and Haddington Dynamics of Las Vegas will help Ocado tackle “one of the world’s hardest challenges in robotics, the picking and packing of groceries,” the company said in a press release on Monday (Nov. Ocado , a U.K.-based Although Ocado only claims 1.7

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McDelivery Is McDominating In 1,000 New Markets

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3,500 more McDonald’s markets are going to be lovin’ it by the end of June as delivery service rolls out to even more restaurants. That’s on top of the locations where it was already available, including Atlanta, Chicago, Columbus, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Orlando, Phoenix, San Diego and Tampa.

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High Times Plans Brick-And-Mortar Locations

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announced it would be bringing a flagship retail store to Los Angeles and Las Vegas. They will operate under the logo and name of High Times. At the same time, different state laws make it a difficult space in which to operate. Hightimes Holding Corp. A disadvantage of strong demand is that there is not enough product.

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With Wynn’s $402M In Net Losses, Is Online Gambling The Future Of Gaming?

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The company’s Las Vegas properties closed on March 17, and authorities in Nevada have not put a date into place for when casinos can open again. However, consumers are reportedly turning to online casinos and sportsbooks, as the pandemic has closed brick-and-mortar casinos in markets such as the United States to minimize risk.

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Retailers Wary Of Opening As Some States Restart Economies

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The governor of South Carolina let retail stores start operations again this week at one-fifth of usual capacity or five people for each 1,000 square feet. The large chains note that their phased plans to reopen will depend on local and state guidelines in addition to infection rates, consumer polls and market analysis.