angrymoderate09 t1_jb01gy9 wrote on March 5, 2023 at 11:32 AM

Reply to comment by Informal_Baker in TIL of a man in Iraq who hired an online agent to buy a lotto ticket for him in Oregon, and won 6.4 million. by lazarus870

I was talking more about the 239,839,384 times you don't win. So $25 fee on a $10 ticket is $35.... Plus your time, profit, taxes, etc.

Informal_Baker t1_jb0ucoc wrote on March 5, 2023 at 4:02 PM

You pay for the ticket with a debit card on Visa or MasterCard network, 3% at the absolute horrifically worst then get your winnings wired. So like $10.30. Once again, you're going to loose A LOT more on exchange rate changes than any money moving fee.