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US Voters Approve Sports Betting, Casino Gaming Expansions In 6 States

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gambling industry, with three states authorizing legal sports betting and three others either approving or expanding casino gaming, the Associated Press (AP) reported. The addition of casinos in Virginia and racetrack casinos in Nebraska indicates that casino-style gambling is on the upswing as well.

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Sales and Use Tax Updates from March

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A specified digital product includes digital audiovisual works, audio works, books, artwork, photographs, periodicals, newspapers, magazines, video greeting cards, audio greeting cards or video games. Nebraska has released guidance on the handlings of use tax in the state regarding remitting use tax, exemptions, interest and penalties.

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Fat Brain Toys Navigates Pandemic With Agile Business Model

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On one side are the manufacturers and retailers that are waiting for the licensed products that drive the big sales. These are the Disneys and other big budget movie producers that make the action figures and games that reflect the pop culture that has moved from the movie theater to the home or even to the slush pile of 2021 release dates.

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Instacart Expands Alcohol Delivery Across The U.S.

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Instacart said customers in participating states will now see a new in-app banner that lets them shop directly from beer, wine and spirit “aisles” of select retailers on the Instacart marketplace. and is available from one-third of its 300-plus retail partners. ”

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Youth Sports: Don’t Wink At The Ref — Just Pay Them Faster

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based Mazooma , a FinTech focused on online gaming and sports betting, to give its clients access to Mazooma’s real-time, bank-data verification solution and ACH payments. including one from TD Ameritrade , a Nebraska-based brokerage firm. SafeCharge partnered with U.S.-based New initiatives are also rising in the U.S.,

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Walmart Pay Launches In 16 States, DC

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The retail giant’s payment method is finally here. Back in December, Walmart announced plans to enter the mobile payments game with its own proprietary payments platform by turning the Walmart.com app into the way that consumers can pay at the physical point of sale.

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Why Google Ditched Perishables

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” That scaling will see Google up its last-mile instant delivery platform very far and wide with launches in Minnesota, Nebraska, Colorado, North Dakota, South Dakota, Mississippi and New Mexico. “Amazon’s doing it,” Helsel noted of the not-so-good reasoning that decides some delivery-related decisions in retail.