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Online Gambling And The Challenges Of Betting On Instant Disbursements

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The pandemic has shut down brick-and-mortar casinos in markets like the United States to help minimize risk, for example, leading consumers to turn to online casinos and sportsbooks. This is resulting in increased revenue for these online gambling platforms in states like New Jersey — trends in growth that may well continue after the crisis.

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National Restaurant Association Framework Aims To Close Gap Between Restaurants And Aggregators

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That roster includes Washington State, New Jersey, Chicago and New York City. As PYMNTS reported in this space earlier in the month , the aggregators have faced challenges from several states and cities that have instituted caps on the fees that can be charged to restaurants.

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Deep Dive: How The COVID-19 Virus Is Impacting The Online Gambling Industry

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Supreme Court decision allowed sports betting in 2018 and inspired 2019 laws that govern the fledging industry in 10 states and set guidelines such as how online casinos can operate and how sports betting would be taxed. Pennsylvania reported similar figures, with tax revenues from brick-and-mortar gambling declining to $50.5

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Credit Issues Stalk Malls And Anchor Tenants

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The warning, on the other hand, came from Arthur Linfante, managing director of the Northern New Jersey office of Integra Realty Resources. Anchor stores were typically occupied by tenants with high credit ratings that provided marketing stability and foot traffic into the mall. The tale of woe (or whoa!) can go on forever.”.

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Trade-based money laundering: The link to terrorist financing

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A well-known example of a TBML system is the Black Market Peso Exchange , where U.S. Trade-based money laundering is the process of moving illegal funds through the international trade system to legitimize them. This can include the falsification of the price, quantity, and quality of imported or exported goods.

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Earned Wage Access Gains Momentum With PayPal, Payroll Providers

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A companywide survey confirmed that a vast majority of their workers' whole paychecks were consumed by taxes and living expenses, leaving only 4 percent behind on average. This has caught the eye of regulators in California, New York and New Jersey, all states that have EWA legislation pending at present.

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Widening Borrower Protection’s Scope To SMBs

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But according to Pat MacKrell, president and CEO of New York-based small business lending firm Pursuit , the online alternative lending market has gotten good at hiding the true cost of financing from SMBs. One might think that once a borrower is presented with a 358 percent rate, they’d run – fast. ” Knowing Their Options.

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