The growing popularity of online sweepstakes casinos is creating new questions about how digital entertainment could affect consumer spending in Texarkana. Due to this region straddling the state line between Texas and Arkansas, it has a rather unique relationship with…
Texarkana – The direction of professional trading infrastructure has been consistent for years. Spreads have compressed. Execution speeds have fallen. Transparency around fees has increased as traders have become more sophisticated about calculating the true cost per trade rather than…
By David Ashby, CFP®, CPA, Mustard Seed Wealth Management To paraphrase that old Led Zeppelin classic, if there’s a bustle in your bond fund, don’t be alarmed now. It’s just the Treasury interfering in free markets! Last week Treasury Secretary…
There is a specific kind of quiet that settles into a house when the hockey season finally wraps up. For months, the evenings have been defined by the frantic sound of skates on ice, the thud of a puck hitting…
Texarkana’s youth sports calendar no longer feels like a quiet side note to Friday night football. On a spring Saturday, baseball fields near Spring Lake Park fill before 8 a.m., parents hunt for coffee, and visiting teams roll in with…
2026 has been a big year for Canadian sport, with the World Cup bringing global attention to a country that spent the summer watching football take over its bars, patios and living rooms. The gambling industry has been moving just…
A Q&A session with industry expert Ian Zerefa
Size matters Texas might be the U.S’s second most populous state, and seen by outsiders as ‘the oil state’, but those on the ground know that there is a lot more going on here than people and fuel. It is…
The Dallas-Fort Worth corridor, including Southlake and the surrounding Tarrant and Denton county communities, sits in one of the more active hail zones in the country, with the region averaging multiple significant hail events most years. For commercial property owners,…
In the world of business, first impressions are frequently formed not in person but through your inbox, where the moment a recipient opens a message from you, they begin, whether consciously or not, to shape their opinion of who you…
If you’ve spent any amount of time navigating the world of online entertainment lately, you’ll know that trust isn’t something that can be bought with a flashy advert or a catchy jingle. It’s something that is built over years, often…
Arkansas legislators spent part of the 2025 legislative session considering whether state law should establish a clearer framework for interactive gaming through the state’s licensed casinos. House Bill 1861, known as the proposed Interactive Gaming Act, sought to authorize regulated…
Slot gaming continues to evolve each year, with developers introducing new ideas, enhanced visuals, and creative mechanics that keep the experience fresh for players. In 2026, the landscape of slot games reflects a blend of innovation and familiarity, with a…
Winning money at an online casino can affect your federal tax return even if the operator never sends Form W-2G. The details become more complicated in Texarkana, where residents on opposite sides of the city may follow different state filing…
State Line Avenue divides Texarkana without separating its sports loyalties. Cowboys fans, Razorbacks followers and college football viewers live on both sides, watching the same games and arguing over the same calls. The wagering rules they encounter, however, depend partly…
