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Fiserv Enables SNAP Online EBT Payment Acceptance For Grocers

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a global payments provider, now accepts Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) payments at grocers, allowing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase groceries online for the first time, the Wisconsin-based company announced on Tuesday (May 5). brand, is accepting online EBT payment at select locations.

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NJ Online Gaming Revenue Set To Grow 66 Pct This Year

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With blackjack and roulette on mobile phones, the growing market for online sports wagering in New Jersey has introduced gamblers to virtual casino games. Online casinos’ monthly revenue more than doubled in the 15 months following the rollout of sports betting in June of last year.

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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. Since 2018, when sports betting was only legal in the state of Nevada, 19 additional states and the District of Columbia have legalized the practice, either already allowing bets to be placed or are on the way to doing so.

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FanDuel Suffers $5M Loss In NJ On Inaugural Legal Super Bowl Wagers

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The game was also the lowest scoring in the history of the National Football League. Supreme Court ruled that sports betting could happen outside of Nevada, and a trove of companies — including casinos, sports teams and online outfits — rushed to take advantage of the new rules. They picked the winning side.”.

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Leader Of Russian Cybercrime Ring Pleads Guilty

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District Court Judge James Mahan in the District of Nevada charged with violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre found a wave of cyberattacks taking advantage of COVID-19 in the U.S. Department of Justice.

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Apple To Reopen Approximately 100 US Retail Locations

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The representative continued, “For customer safety and convenience, most stores will offer curbside or storefront service only, where we provide online order pick-up and Genius Bar appointments.”. Apple will reportedly open stores again this week in Georgia, Florida, Texas, Utah, Arizona, Nevada and Missouri, among other states.

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Gamblers Descend On Reopened S. Dakota Casinos

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Jay Snowden, CEO of Penn National Gaming , said he was looking at the demand from tribal casinos before making any hasty decisions. And in Nevada, where casinos remain closed, betting and gaming company William Hill US got a permit to do a special drive-through event where customers could deposit money or place bets.