Three accused of buying lottery tickets with stolen credit cards

Comment #11

autoprt — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:13:15 GMT

actually in GA there are some stores especially if you are a regular customer it is possible to buy tickets with a debit card. You have to buy at least $3 worth. There are 2 stores I go in a pinch when I don't have cash and don't feel like finding my bank ATM.

and i agree about the tickets probably being losers. the most i've ever won was $20 on a scratch off.

i don't understand why people play them so much and even spend $20 a ticket. I've witnessed people spending $3000 in one day + on... [ More ]

Comment #10

grengrad — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:35:04 GMT

It never ceases to amaze me how stupid people are.

Comment #9

SpokaneMan — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:44:37 GMT

Washington state and Idaho state allow purchase of lottery tickets with debit cards, both scratch and on line games. Mega Millions and Power Ball Respectably. At least Idaho did the last time I was there. And not all stores will do so, only those that process their debit cards immediately.

Comment #8

sirbrad — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:23:29 GMT

I bet the scratch offs are all losers too, haha. I hate those things.

Comment #7

sorensonfan41 — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:59:26 GMT

Here in GA it's cash only. I do believe that's a good thing, though, IMO. Possibly cut down on problem gambling, not have people bouncing checks and stealing tickets that way, and all that stuff.

Comment #6

wizeguy — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:42:37 GMT

They were debit cards. I think most places consider them cash.

Comment #5

ThatScaryChick — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:03:31 GMT

I've never even tried to buy tickets with a credit card. I didn't think it was allowed in most places.

Comment #4

NBey6 — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:00:28 GMT

Same in NC and SC

Comment #3

Todd — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:19:28 GMT

Good idea

Comment #2

MaddMike51 — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:17:17 GMT

Todd,you need a stupid thieves catagory of stories.At the end of the year we could vote on who we think was the stupidest thief of the year.We could all get a few extra laughs at the expense of those that got caught trying to cheat the lottery.

Comment #1

GamerMom — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:05:46 GMT

that's wild...you can only buy lottery tickets with cash in FL

Three accused of buying lottery tickets with stolen credit cards

Lottery Post — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:54:52 GMT

A trio of suspected theives are in the Cowlitz County Jail after police stopped their car Monday and found hundreds of lottery scratch tickets.

The tickets had allegedly been purchased using VISA cards with fraudulent numbers, police said.

Shortly after 1 p.m. Monday, Kelso police officer Bebe McFall heard a dispatch report about people trying to buy hundreds of dollars' worth of scratch tickets with bad debit cards at two convenience stores. The cards were denied.

McFall said she recog... [ More ]