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MaxillaryOvipositor t1_ja0eev9 wrote

Reply to comment by scrivensB in California Lottery stands behind $2 billion Powerball winner despite claim ticket was stolen by ILikeTalkn2Myself

You can use debit but not credit. In Colorado, anyway.

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Bouric87 t1_ja1je0m wrote

I don't think it's a legality thing it's just store policy. The profit on selling lottery tickets is only 5.5%. Many credit cards charge more than that as a service fee to the store. It's just a financial decision.

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5zepp t1_ja2yq02 wrote

Most states don't allow credit purchases of lottery products because of gambling addicts going into debt.

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gmen6981 t1_ja0shtp wrote

Here in Ohio it's store by store. Some places allow any method of payment, others are cash only. It's usually the smaller "mom and pop" type stores that require cash because retailers are required to keep a certain amount of cash available in order to cash winning scratch offs etc.....

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