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Fast Action: Tennessee Sportsbook Bets Service Quality On Instant Payments

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Hodges, known as the “Rookie Bookie” on social media, made her comments less than three months after Tennessee became the 20th state to launch sports betting on Nov. We’re growing a market of people who have never bet before in Tennessee.”. We’re bringing sports gambling out of the shadows,” she said. Next Steps.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Tencent Says Big Tech Needs Greater Oversight; Group Seeks To Block Maryland Online Ad Tax

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Regulation. Tencent Holdings President Martin Lau said further regulations are needed in China to mirror a “new reality.”. As technology companies become bigger and more important to the economy, I would say more regulations to reflect the new reality are needed," Lau said, according to the report. Larry Hogan vetoed the levy.

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Unicorns Drowse Through Summer

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The dog days of summer are upon us, and so as bankers head to the beach, shall we assume the flight to market has hit a snooze button? Airbnb , having staked its claim in urban environs, has said that it is open to market regulations in cities of scale such as Vancouver and others. billion, down from $3.4

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Here’s How The Opioid Crisis Is Losing Retailers $9B A Year

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In addition, the crime cuts into state sales tax revenue: Tennessee loses more than $14 million a year to return fraud. In some cases, law enforcement is now requiring that secondary markets report all cash-for-gift-card transactions, but this is difficult to enforce and there is no penalty for not complying.

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11 Lessons From Startup Chapter 11s

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Coda Automotive was an early player in the electric vehicle market, an early failure, and a great example of why being early is not always an advantage — even if the future your company envisions is probably the right one. Another, larger problem was that the market for electric cars did not take off the way that Coda expected.

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Fantasy Sports Get A Legal Go-Ahead In New York State

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The New York legislature has given a thumbs-up to fantasy sports, passing a bill early Saturday (June 18) that explicitly legalizes and regulates fantasy sports betting in New York. This is significant since they collectively control 90 percent of the daily sports gaming market.

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