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Casino Reopenings Draw In Gamblers Despite Online Gaming Surges

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Casinos in Mississippi and Louisiana are reopening this week, and visitors are traveling long distances and waiting in lines to enter the facilities, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. One person cited in the report drove from Houston to Louisiana with her family for the reopening of casinos on Monday. And, while U.S.

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COVID-19 Sees More Online Grocers Accept EBT SNAP Payments For Food

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Online grocers are increasingly allowing underprivileged consumers to use EBT payments (the modern equivalent of food stamps) at a time when the pandemic has made going to the store too risky for many shoppers. The move by the two companies is just the latest initiative in a growing trend of EBT acceptance for online grocery shoppers.

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How Online Sales Tax Impacts Different eCommerce Models

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Since 1992, when eCommerce was still in its infancy, online retailers have not had to collect sales tax. consumers are expected to be shopping online by 2021. Will this increasingly regulated online sales tax environment affect this growth? Online Sales Tax and Marketplaces. Online Sales Tax and SMBs. and globally.

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As Consumers Embrace eCommerce, Tax Complexity Grows

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The Supreme Court ruling has started the ball rolling for states and municipalities to tax eCommerce – specifically, out-of-state firms and online marketplaces. Data: $57M: Expected value of state revenue to be generated by Arizona’s online transaction tax in 2020. 12,000: Number of different sales and use taxes in the U.S.

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

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The states that approved legal sports betting were Maryland, South Dakota and Louisiana, while Virginia approved casino gambling in four locations, Nebraska authorized adding casino games for its horse race tracks, and Colorado added more types and numbers of games allowed at casinos and got rid of some wagering limits. billion by 2025.

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New Orleans Hack Causes Vendor Payment Delays

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The online system for business permits and licenses is anticipated to be available to the public by Jan. Louisiana was also hit by cyberattacks in July and November, including a ransomware attack. Both times, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards was forced to declare a state of emergency. 27, officials said.

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Can South Dakota Move The Needle On A Federal Online Sales Tax?

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This is proving particularly true for more and more cash-strapped states that have spent years staring at soaring traffic for online retailers but little — if any — increases in the taxes reaped from this digital, transcontinental economy. proper to occupy much of the conversation. And South Dakota, for one, has had enough.