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Who’s going to want to do their sports betting as the casino? Do it through your brokerage account and there’s no tax penalty. In fact, there’s a tax advantage!
Senator Ted Cruz is under fire for vacationing in Greece while his home state of Texas was hit by one of its most devastating floods in over a century. Flash flood emergencies struck on the 4th of July. Up to 20 inches of rain descended in just a few hours and rose more than 25 feet.
Just before it was voted on, one provision was discovered that made it into the final bill that will kill off casino loyalty programs like MGM Rewards and Caesars Rewards: recording your gambling transactions is going to mean a bigger tax bill, even when you lose money gambling. People aren’t going to want these loyalty programs to record their gambling!
An Indian student was handcuffed and detained by U.S. immigration authorities at Newark airport, and viral video shows him expressing frustration at being refused entry into the United States despite holding a valid visa.
With tourist arrivals up 28.5% year-over-year, there appears to be a political backlash even though visitors broadly benefit the Japanese economy.
Since 1975 only one fatal U.S. terror attack involved a perpetrator from the twelve fully-banned nations; the annual risk to an American was about 1 in 13.9 billion.
Immigrants from the twelve banned states had a 2023 incarceration rate 70% below that of U.S-born residents.
The Maldives has banned entry into the country by holders of Israeli passports. They say this is in ‘solidarity with the Palestinian cause’ but it is really about Jews.
The man was held and interrogated for 8 hours. He was valid for his status with no criminal history, though immigration officers can deny entry for any reason or not reason
U.S. – Canada travel is down, and it’s likely economic activity is slowing more broadly. Headlines about a 70% decline though are just wrong. That would mean market abandonment at the sort of level we saw in late March 2020 and July 2020 without travel restrictions or a global pandemic.
The historic 14,400-square-foot, three-story, colonial-style home costs $800,000 a year to operate with a full-time staff of four – house manager, private chef, and two housekeepers – and the governor’s public schedule shows he’s used it just 13 nights in the first two months of 2025. The property, which has 10 bathrooms, eight fireplaces, a ballroom, was built in 1912 for $40,000 using federal dollars.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
