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New Jersey Shows The Good And Bad Of Gambling Payments Progress

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Among recent developments is the addition of PayPal to the sportsbook operated by DraftKings in New Jersey. Payment processing has been among the chief dampeners of performance in New Jersey’s regulated online gambling market,” observed Legal Sports Report. PayPal Progress.

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New Jersey files lawsuit against two buy-here pay-here used car dealers

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On March 7, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. The complaint alleges that these practices violated the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Advertising Regulations, the Automotive Sales Regulations, and the state Used Car Lemon law and regulations.

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New Jersey enacts licensing and other requirements for student loan servicers

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On July 30, 2019, Acting New Jersey Governor Sheila Oliver signed into law SB 1149 , which requires student loan servicers to be licensed, creates an Office of the Student Loan Ombudsman within the NJ Department of Banking and Insurance, imposes various requirements, and prohibits certain conduct. Licensing requirement.

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Stock Dips At Vaccine News; Crypto Licensing Bill Proposed In NJ; TradeStars Launches New Fantasy Sports Stocks Token

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Good news for restaurants, physical retail — and consumers — but bad news for delivery apps, quick-service restaurants (QSRs), streaming services, and apparently bitcoin, although many expect this dip to be temporary, reported CoinDesk. Meanwhile, New Jersey Sen.

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Restaurant Operators On Life Before, During And After COVID-19

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Restaurants are tough businesses to operate, even in the best of times — 60 percent fail within their first year, and 80 percent within their first five. Yi said the impact of COVID-19 caught Zoku Sushi “completely flat-footed” by the nearly overnight shutdown that came to its base of operations in Midtown Manhattan. They went home.

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Supreme Court Reverses State Ban On Sports Betting

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New Jersey was the ringleader of the effort, though it did enlist support from 17 other states and three additional state governors. “Today’s ruling will finally allow for authorized facilities in New Jersey to take the same bets that are legal in other states in our country.”

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Bitcoin Daily: Avanti Preparing To Apply For Banking Charter; NJ Lawmaker Introduces Regulatory Rules On Crypto

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A “future bank” focused solely on providing regulated services for digital assets is preparing to start, according to Coindesk on Monday (Feb. Meanwhile, a New Jersey lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require cryptocurrency firms to obtain a license before being able to operate, according to Coin Telegraph.

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