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Nevada

BetMGM Lets Nevadans Connect via Digital Nationwide Wallet
BetMGM Lets Nevadans Connect via Digital Nationwide Wallet
August 22, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

BetMGM says it is the first betting app offering Nevada bettors nationwide connectivity via digital wallet. “Through its operation and partnership with MGM Resorts International and...

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Nevada Greenlights Cashless Registration, Remote ID Verification
Nevada Greenlights Cashless Registration, Remote ID Verification
January 21, 2022  |  Digital Onboarding

Nevada gamblers can now remotely establish and fund cashless gaming accounts before heading to casinos following a regulation change unanimously approved by the Nevada Gaming...

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Nevada Gov Sisolak Wants Blockchain-Based Cities
Nevada Gov Sisolak Wants Blockchain-Based Cities
February 28, 2021  |  Blockchain

Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has laid out guidelines for technology companies to develop whole cities based on blockchain, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Sisolak’s...

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Payments Company Owner Gets Jail Time For Debit Fraud
Payments Company Owner Gets Jail Time For Debit Fraud
June 25, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Gareth David Long, a 41-year-old Las Vegas resident, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for fraud for stealing money from victims’ accounts, the Department...

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Will Nevada Face The Pandemic’s Greatest And Most Sustained Impact?
Will Nevada Face The Pandemic’s Greatest And Most Sustained Impact?
June 03, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The pandemic has impacted Nevada’s labor force more than any other state in the country, and it could continue to disrupt the Las Vegas economy years...

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OpenTable Says 25 Pct Of US Restaurants Won’t Survive
OpenTable Says 25 Pct Of US Restaurants Won’t Survive
May 14, 2020  |  Economy

A dire prediction from OpenTable forecasts a quarter of American restaurants will close permanently due to the financial turmoil from the coronavirus pandemic, according to...

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Wynn Resorts Pushes To Reopen Nevada Hotels, Vegas Strip
Wynn Resorts Pushes To Reopen Nevada Hotels, Vegas Strip
April 19, 2020  |  Coronavirus

A Nevada CEO is gunning for the state to reopen in May, a bold undertaking he justifies by pointing to the crippling effect the virus...

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Nevada Facing Record Unemployment With Casinos Closed
Nevada Facing Record Unemployment With Casinos Closed
April 09, 2020  |  Coronavirus

With an economy heavily reliant on tourism, Nevada may have the largest number of unemployed workers due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a state where...

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Bitcoin Daily: Dutch Parliament Cracks Down On Money Laundering; Busan Considers Launching Its Own Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: Dutch Parliament Cracks Down On Money Laundering; Busan Considers Launching Its Own Crypto
July 02, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Dutch ministers have revealed plans to regulate cryptocurrencies in order to prevent money laundering in the country. Minister of Finance Wopke Hoekstra and Ferdinand Grapperhaus,...

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