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Nevada is first state to legalize online gambling

Nevada is first state to legalize online gambling
  • Posted February 22, 2013, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, Gaming
  • Nevada's governor has signed into law a bill which legalizes Internet gambling. Consequently, Nevada has become the first U.S. state to legalize online gambling. The AB114 bill (pdf) also authorizes Nevada to make deals with other states, allowing them to…

Nevada embraces driverless cars, issues autonomous vehicle licenses

Nevada embraces driverless cars, issues autonomous vehicle licenses
  • Posted May 8, 2012, 2:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in Industry News
  • Nevada -- a gambler's paradise where shotgun weddings run rampant and brothels are legal in half the state -- has added yet another unique attraction under its belt: autonomous vehicles. Nevada is the first state to issue driverless vehicle licenses on public…

Amazon to collect Texas sales tax in July, Nevada in 2014

Amazon to collect Texas sales tax in July, Nevada in 2014
  • Posted April 30, 2012, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web, Industry News
  • Amazon has reached an agreement with the state of Texas which will allow them to continue doing business there but at a cost -- Amazon will begin collecting sales tax from Texas residents starting July 1, 2012. Texas is the seventh…

Judge OKs private domain seizures, orders search engine filtering

Judge OKs private domain seizures, orders search engine filtering
  • Posted November 30, 2011, 4:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • Chanel, a luxury goods company, has gone after roughly 700 websites thought to be selling counterfeit, Chanel-branded goods. As a result, a federal judge in Nevada has given the company authority to seize domains and has ordered search engines and…

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