Nevada regulators ordered daily fantasy sports sites like DraftKings and FanDuel to shut down Thursday, saying the hard-to-miss sites that have flooded the marketplace with TV and Internet ads cannot operate in the state without a gambling license.

The decision comes amid growing backlash by regulators and investigators after it was revealed employees often played on competing sites, raising questions about possible insider information being used to win.  No daily fantasy sports sites are licensed in Nevada, but the sites can apply for licenses. Nevada regulators govern the country’s main gambling hub in Las Vegas, and their actions could hold sway with regulators elsewhere.

It’s time for business owners to renew their annual Cullman County licenses in Alabama.

Business licenses are due by Oct. 31 and will be delinquent Nov. 1, said Cullman County Probate Judge Tammy Brown. Reminder notices have been mailed out, and those who do not renew their business licenses by the deadline will face a penalty of 15 percent of the total license cost plus interest which is calculated daily.

The small business website Thumbtack.com surveyed 17,633 small business owners across the United States and asked them about the friendliness of their states and cities toward small business.

The survey revealed that for small business owners, trying to comply with their states’ tax laws is actually more burdening than the taxes themselves. Small business owners just don’t have the resources they need to help them understand how to renew their license or how to do their taxes. If you are a small business owner facing these problems then contact us to find out how we can provide you with the best solutions to all of your licensing problems.

The City of Tucson is offering business owners an opportunity to submit delinquent sales tax or license fees without penalty, or reduced penalty, through their Tax Amnesty Program.

The amnesty period will run from September 1 through October 30. Businesses with delinquent business license fees, tax license fees, and/or city sales tax on or before Sept. 1, 2015 are eligible for the Amnesty Program. Unlicensed businesses will also have the opportunity to obtain a business and/or tax license with a waiver of penalties during the program.

More often than not, business owners expect their license and business permit requirements to be simple and their certificates to be easily acquired. But business owners are routinely fined, stores closed, and penalties levied against store managers for their lack of compliance.

I couldn’t have said it better myself. Thanks to LegalZoom for publishing this practical guide to licenses and permits for new businesses.

The city of Calexico, CA is cracking down on delinquent businesses with outstanding business license fees.

Of the existing 2,667 businesses operating within the city, 670 have not paid their business license fees. The city has issued administrative citations to those businesses that have ignored repeated requests for payment. The citations carry a monetary penalty that increases with each subsequent citation. Calexico is also looking into whether it may have to eventually start revoking the licenses of those delinquent businesses and possibly close them down for failing to comply.