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New Jersey Shows The Good And Bad Of Gambling Payments Progress

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Among recent developments is the addition of PayPal to the sportsbook operated by DraftKings in New Jersey. Payment processing has been among the chief dampeners of performance in New Jersey’s regulated online gambling market,” observed Legal Sports Report. That’s pushing companies like casino site 888.com

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DOJ announces settlement of redlining lawsuit

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The Justice Department announced that it has entered into an agreement with Lakeland Bank to settle the DOJ’s claims that Lakeland engaged in unlawful redlining in the Newark, New Jersey metropolitan area. According to the DOJ , the settlement represents the third-largest redlining settlement in the DOJ’s history.

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March Madness: Next Big Chance For Legal Online Sports Betting

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New Jersey was the ringleader of the effort, though it did enlist support from 17 other states and three additional state governors. According to the latest data from the state’s gambling regulator, consumers in New Jersey have placed more than $780 million worth of online bets since that decision, and $1.25

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OCC outlines risk plan as Northeastern loan growth doubles

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Multifamily, commercial and automotive loans are driving loan growth among banks in the Northeast, but increasing risk will draw fresh attention from regulators to ensure recent and future growth is sound, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said recently. • Liquidity risk management and adequacy of contingency funding plans.

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Thought starter: Top challenges accountants face and actionable ideas to solve them

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Recently, Accounting Today’s editor-in-chief Daniel Hood spoke with Ralph Thomas , the CEO and executive director of the New Jersey Society of CPAs, to have a candid conversation about the challenges currently facing accountants for the website’s video series.

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Lender Investors Bancorp Considers A Sale

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According to The Wall Street Journal , Investors, which has about 150 branches in New Jersey and New York, has hired Keefe, Bruyette & Woods to advise on the potential sale. The bank’s largest shareholder is Blue Harbour Group , a hedge fund that considers itself a “friendly” working alongside management, and has a 9.7

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Casino Reopenings Draw In Gamblers Despite Online Gaming Surges

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The mayor, who is also a table games manager at a local casino and hotel, said per the report that he has come across people traveling from states that are close by as well as those that have come from Florida, Texas, New Mexico and New York. New Jersey made closing orders for its physical casinos on March 16.

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