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FanDuel Launches Stand-Alone Casino App In Pennsylvania

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Fans of gambling in Pennsylvania will have access to a new stand-alone gambling app with FanDuel Group ‘s newest product, according to a press release. The new incarnation of the Casino app is stand-alone and only available in Pennsylvania thus far, and the release says it will be “secure, legal and fully regulated.”

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Former Pennsylvania Secretary of Banking Lays Down Ideas on How to Lover Your Regulator

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Glenn Moyer, the former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (pictured), spoke at a banking industry event this past week. His subject: How to love your regulator. Regulator relations is a pressure point in our industry. Never ask your regulator “What would you like me to do?

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Vanguard’s Ant Tie-Up Attracts 200,000 Chinese Investors In 100 Days

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Vanguard, based in Pennsylvania, has over 30 million clients globally and plans to work with Ant Financial’s 900 million users in China to offer low-cost financial advice. The asset management industry in China is still in fledgling stages, but regulators in Beijing are looking to change that now.

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Wirecard Shares Surge As Investors Offer To Buy Insolvent Payments Company

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Also on Monday, a high-ranking German regulator has called for major changes in response to the Wirecard scandal. The Pennsylvania-based firm, which calls itself a self-sustaining entity, substantially autonomous from Wirecard AG with more than 20 years in the payments industry, has hired an investment bank to manage the sale.

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Wells Fargo Taps Former Mastercard Exec To Run Merchant Services

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She graduated from Spelman College and earned her MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Kowach, Rowe and Dai will report to Mary Mack, head of consumer banking, and Hays will report to Jonathan Weiss, head of wealth and investment management. Her first day will be Aug.

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Airbnb’s Girth A Bulwark For Gigs

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Internet-based sharing economy firms have so far managed to skirt rules that hold users accountable to local regulations. Airbnb has already beaten Anaheim in Florida, which dropped efforts to regulate the home-sharing company within two weeks of being sued. Communications Decency Act. San Francisco has a housing crisis.

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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. Customers reportedly cooperated with temperature checks and social distancing. And, while U.S.

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