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Popular Millennial Site Bleacher Report Dives Deep Into Sports Betting

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Bleacher Report, a millennial-focused sports website, has been steadily expanding into the sports betting space, attracting a new generation of gamblers who don’t consider sports gambling a bad thing, according to a report by CNBC. There are currently about eight states that have legal sports betting , and that number is expected to increase.

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Homesharing Platforms Vie For Millennial, Gen Z Travelers

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They want convenient booking tools, fast payment methods and secure reservations when planning their trips, and these needs have not changed much as millennials have come of age. Approximately 70 percent of guests use Pay Less Upfront when it is available, Shrauger noted.

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Matchmaking Millennials To The Experiences They Desire

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While millennials aspire to seek out meaningful experiences, they don’t necessarily have the spending power that enables them to do so. While on the other side of the coin, there are millennials who like to go out in groups, with budgets that may be more restricted but with time to go out more frequently. BB: Yes, exactly.

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For Macy’s and Men’s Wearhouse, No Millennial Tux and Tails Tailwind

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It’s been chronicled in these virtual pages that millennials are the driving force behind change – change in how payments are done, how banking is banked, how social media influences commerce (or doesn’t) and how shopping may become a hybrid of high touch across the digital and physical realms.

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Thanksgiving Weekend Shoppers Surpass NRF’s Forecast

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Older millennials and Generation Xers spent the most, with their average purchase sizes coming in at $413.05. Gen Zers and younger millennials were also in a shopping mood, but maybe not a giving one, with the survey showing those aged 18 to 24 spent an average of $149 on holiday purchases for themselves. Of that, $217.37

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Millennials Reluctant To Give Personal Data, Businesses Depend On It

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Between the Instagram selfies, Twitter hashtags and Facebook posts, millennials seem to overshare. Their life is an open book on social media, and even the tiniest of details are never too much to provide. Millennials expect technology to intelligently know who they are, with any investigative work done on the back end.

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AI’s Place In The $50B RV Market

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Technology and social media company Facebook is also growing more involved in the sharing economy. Why Travel Firms Need To Cater To Millennial Payment Preferences. Millennials have a different take on travel than previous generations.

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