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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. This year was expected to be lucrative for online sports betting as it is the first since those regulations were created.

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Online Gambling And The Challenges Of Betting On Instant Disbursements

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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. There is one sticking point online casinos need to fix, however, and that is the speed at which consumers receive their winnings.

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Casino Reopenings Draw In Gamblers Despite Online Gaming Surges

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New Jersey made closing orders for its physical casinos on March 16. Pennsylvania reported similar numbers, with tax revenues from brick-and-mortar gambling dropping to $50.5 online gaming sites harness online payments, methods have to be licensed on a state-by-state basis, and transactions are subject to local regulations.

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Trade-based money laundering: The link to terrorist financing

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Misrepresentation is used to justify the movement of funds and, in some cases, reduce the tax obligation reflected on customs documents. Over- or under-shipment or phantom shipments: Over- or under-shipment involves misrepresenting the number of goods in a shipment. Gain confidence in your BSA program.

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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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Worldpay SVP: Why States Won’t Play Around With Sports Betting Regs

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The rest, says Pappano, are going to be scrambling to catch up so they can start to enjoy the potential new tax revenues that legalized gambling can create. Tax revenue is a powerful motivator. The ability to shape this new environment is simply “cascading” what’s already existed for decades.

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Widening Borrower Protection’s Scope To SMBs

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As online lending platforms proliferate among the SMB borrowing community, however, experts warn that a lack of regulation means these companies rarely publicly reveal interest rates and fees. Last month, reports in The Wall Street Journal , citing Federal Reserve data, found that nearly one-third of U.S.

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