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i2c, Sightline Team Up For Cashless Cross-Channel Gaming 

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Its client roster includes MGM Resorts, Caesars Resorts, and Hard Rock Hotel and Casino; the Oregon and Pennsylvania state lotteries; Churchill Downs; Golden Nugget online; and DraftKings, FanDuel, William Hill, and Rush Street sports, among others. Founded in 2010, Sightline has experienced 744 percent revenue growth since 2015.

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Mastercard Enables Contactless Payments At TriMet

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Commuters in Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington can now add a digital Hop Fastpass card to their iPhone or Apple Watch, thanks to an alliance between Mastercard and Apple. Riders no longer had to wait on line at a ticket machine or make a trip to the store to purchase a pass.

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For This Startup, Scale Was A Matter Of Necessity

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Well, according to Cofounder and CEO Eric Breon, scaling was a matter of necessity when Vacasa first started out because rental homes were illegal in the company’s home turf of Portland, Oregon, in all but commercial areas (which greatly limited the company’s initial reach). Italy, Spain, Belize and Chile.

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AWS’ Amazon Neptune Goes Live For Financial Services

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West (Oregon) and EU (Ireland) regions. There are plans to expand to additional regions in the coming year. Amazon Neptune is available in the U.S. East (Northern Virginia), U.S. East (Ohio), U.S.

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ID Experts Light Up Portland

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News out of Oregon implies significant appetite among investors for cybersecurity firms. Early in the year, the company raised $5 million from backers that included BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners and Oregon-based Rogue Venture Partners. A lot has been happening for a firm called ID Experts. The company hired a new CFO in March.

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Instacart Expands Alcohol Delivery Across The U.S.

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can now have alcohol delivered in as soon as an hour from national, regional and local grocers as well as wine and liquor stores. Instacart, the online grocery company, announced Tuesday (March 12) it has expanded alcohol delivery for customers across the U.S. along with wine and liquor specialty stores like BevMo! ”

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Late Payments Sound Sour Notes in US

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In Oregon, and as reported by The Statesman Journal , the Willamette Country Music Festival may be cancelled in future years amid widespread late payments to that festival’s vendors. Many of those vendors have filed fraud complaints with the Oregon Department of Justice. Music and missed payments don’t mix.

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