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COVID-19 Sees More Online Grocers Accept EBT SNAP Payments For Food

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Online grocers are increasingly allowing underprivileged consumers to use EBT payments (the modern equivalent of food stamps) at a time when the pandemic has made going to the store too risky for many shoppers. The move by the two companies is just the latest initiative in a growing trend of EBT acceptance for online grocery shoppers.

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Defendant files answer brief, trade groups file amicus brief in Montana lawsuit challenging healthcare provider’s use of prepaid cards to make refunds

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an appeal now pending before the Montana Supreme Court involving a challenge to the defendant’s use of prepaid cards to make refunds to the plaintiff. In addition, the Montana Bankers Association, the American Bankers Association, and the Consumer Bankers Association filed an amicus brief in support of the defendant.

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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. states, with only Arizona, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Washington labeling DFS as illegal. All in, counting online and in-person wagers, Super Bowl betting was worth roughly $6.8

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Amazon Plans Whole Foods Expansions In Closed Sears Stores

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The recent woes of Sears and other struggling retailers are seen as an opportunity for the online retail giant. Right now, Whole Foods has about 470 stores around the nation – which isn’t much considering the proliferation of Walmart and Kroger stores, but it now has the capital to expand into previously unreachable areas, like Montana.

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Gamblers Descend On Reopened S. Dakota Casinos

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Montana-based Golden Entertainment opened its casinos for play on May 4, which yielded a turnout that owners said was close to pre-pandemic levels. Despite the success in Deadwood, though, many people took the quarantine days to look toward online gaming for a fix instead.

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Uber Eats Says Customers Donated $3M To Help Unemployed Workers

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The San Francisco-based online food ordering and delivery service launched by Uber in 2014 said it will match up to $3 million in contributions made by customers, according to TechCrunch. The top five most generous states were Washington, Vermont, Montana, Connecticut and South Carolina, the report noted.

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Kroger Expands Home Chef Meal Kit Offerings To New Stores

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In addition, Home Chef announced the launch of a customizable meal kit feature for online orders, so that customers can easily change and upgrade recipe ingredients.

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