Huffington Post – Sports betting is booming. Reuters estimates one trillion dollars is bet annually on sports worldwide. Yes, trillion with a T! It’s estimated that half of adult Americans bet something on this year’s Super Bowl. Betting on sports has been big business for a long time, but what’s different recently is the modern media’s acceptance of this reality. Lotteries, poker rooms, and casinos are everywhere these days — resulting in a general waning of the taboo associated with gambling. So it makes sense that the ever expanding national sports networks (television and radio) have embraced the Vegas perspective…

Wall Street Journal – These days it’s easier than ever to pay for goods and services – without cash, card, pen or paper featuring anywhere near the transaction. Most financial obligations can even be met with just a few taps on a smartphone screen. But for American businesses, the old-fashioned paper check remains the preferred payment method, writes CFO Journal’s Vipal Monga, and that legacy comes at a cost. A survey last September by the Association for Financial Professionals found U.S businesses still pay half their bills by check. “In this day and age it doesn’t make sense,” says Mr….