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Odds Are That Online Sportsbook Wins Big Post-COVID

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Online sportsbooks have been beneficiaries of that dictum ever since COVID-19 eradicated most live sports, leaving millions of fans and a great many bettors potentially mired in boredom. DraftKings signed a multiyear deal in 2019 to be an authorized NBA betting operator. How much potential does online gambling have?

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The Digital Evolution Of The Online Gaming Ecosystem

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The decision opened the floodgates to legalized sports betting – both in-person and online – in the U.S. 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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MGM Resorts Appoints Acting Chief Executive Officer

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Amid the public health crisis in the country and the travel vertical, MGM Resorts International said in an announcement that Chief Operating Officer and President Bill Hornbuckle has been appointed to the position of acting chief executive officer and president. He is a Providence Equity Partners senior managing director emeritus.

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Chinese eSports Provider VSPN Raises $60 Million To Expand Overseas

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Chinese eSports provider VSPN has raised $60 million in a Series B+ funding round to help it expand its operations overseas. Banana Gaming has operations in Shanghai and Seoul, Korea. Consumer demand for eSports and online sportsbooks has increased during the pandemic, which saw the cancellation of most live sporting events.

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TemperPack CEO On An eCommerce Shipping Future Free Of Styrofoam

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Plastic foam has managed to spend nearly eight decades at the top of the packaging market despite the fact that it’s annoyingly squeaky and crumbles under the slightest pressure. And it doesn’t fit in with most companies’ operations very well.”. And, he noted, TemperPack is just getting started.

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B2B Venture Capital: Corporate Social Media, Marijuana Procurement, and Big Data

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This week, the two countries were the only markets that landed on the B2B venture capital board, with funding landing at SaaS, Big Data and procurement startups across a range of industries, from corporate social media management to marijuana procurement. Supply Chain Management. Software-As-A-Service (SaaS). Honorable Mention.

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Uber of X: greenRush is The Uber of Cannabis

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One of their biggest ventures was an online platform aggregating New Years Eve parties across the globe. For the retailer, there are real technological barriers: Most retailers have limited technology experience — even the more sophisticated operators — and many do not have even basic websites.

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