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Amazon, Google, Facebook, Apple CEOs To Face Congress

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David Cicilline (D-Rhode Island), chairman of the House Antitrust Subcommittee, has asked each of the company’s executives to testify before completing its investigation and crafting reforms that would regulate the digital market. Cook testified in 2013 about Apple’s payment of taxes, CNBC reported.

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Sports Betting Moves Forward In The U.S. — With or Without ‘Integrity Fees’

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Three other states are ready to do so, according to one analysis : Pennsylvania, New York and Rhode Island — all of which have some form of pre-fabricated legislation paving the way for sports betting. The state reportedly would impose a $250,000 licensing fee on betting providers, along with a 3 percent tax. Integrity Fees.