Google Play to permit real-money gambling apps in 15 more countries
Google Play to permit real-money gambling apps in 15 more countries
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Google will permit real-money gambling apps in its Google Play marketplace in a host of new countries as of March 1, as the company continues to relax its formerly strict anti-gambling stance.
On Thursday, Google announced updates to its Google Play Policies, dramatically expanding the number of countries in which real-money gambling apps, gambling-related ads and daily fantasy sports apps are permitted. At present, real-money apps are permitted only in the UK, Ireland and France, as well as Brazil (but only for state lottery operator Caixa Economica Federal).
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Owning their first home on the outskirts of Sao Paulo felt like a distant dream when tattoo artist Fernando do Prado and pharmacist Jenifer Ferreira got engaged in January.
A construction project is seen in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil November 28, 2020. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares
They soon realized, however, that it was within reach if they used their savings as a deposit, with mortgage payments for a similar sized apartment on the edge of South America’s biggest city costing less than half the equivalent monthly rent.
“It meant a lot for us to start our lives together already owning our home,” Jenifer said after the couple’s dream came true in September with the purchase of a two-bedroom apartment.
Banks Close Branches in Brazil at Fastest Pace in Three Years
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(Bloomberg) Brazil’s biggest banks are closing branches at the fastest pace in three years as Covid-19 lockdowns force clients online and competition from fintechs intensifies. Company executives say there’s more to come.
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“We were already seeing an increase in the use of digital channels before the pandemic, but due to lockdowns, even clients that didn’t want to had to utilize them,” Renato Lulia Jacob, director of investor relations at Itau Unibanco Holding SA, said in an interview. “Now that branches are open again, we don’t see clients going back there.”