How To Put Lottery Purchases on Credit Card

Reply #10

KY Floyd — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:45:20 GMT

It almost certainly is a state law. It isn't your credit card company's idea, because they want you to buy absolutely everything with it so they'll get their cut. Blue laws aren't as common as they once were, but the puritans are still working hard to make sure your morals are good enough. They can't stop you from drinking, but they can still keep you from buying alcohol before noon on Sunday. They can't stop you from gambling, but using your credit card to finance that sinful habit is still a... [ More ]

Reply #9

Lkydeb*594 — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:39:12 GMT

I can buy anything with debt or credit card but no lottery but thank u again for sharing.

Reply #8

LuckyLilly — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:35:35 GMT

Really? You can't use a credit card to buy gas or a bag of ice or anything?

That's another good thing about using the gift card, I also buy ice and milk at the c-store and used to pay cash cuz there's no way I'm pulling out a credit card for a $4 purchase. Now I can get rewards for my small purchases there too. It all adds up

Reply #7

Lkydeb*594 — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:28:41 GMT

thank u for sharing that LuckyLilly. Now I know I can use the gift card from work we get occasionlly, on lottery, lol but in c-stores here, we can't use debt or credit cards. I thank heaven for that since I would have to worry my husband's lottery scratch-off ticket spending.

Reply #6

LuckyLilly — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:57:50 GMT

You can buy lottery anywhere here with a debit card, but not a credit card whether they know you or not. I've been told it's a state law, but I'm not sure of that.

Reply #5

LuckyLilly — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 14:55:54 GMT

Huh???? Nowhere did I even suggest I was buying lottery tickets just to get the rewards. I'm finding ways to put stuff I already buy onto my rewards card. I might as well get the rewards if I can.

And I'm not using my credit card to buy stuff I can't afford. I pay it in full every month. Again, I'm just finding ways to increase my rewards with stuff I'm already buying.

I'm not suggesting anyone else use their credit card to buy anything they can't afford either, especially not lotte... [ More ]

Reply #4

Coin Toss — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 07:10:32 GMT

LuckyLilly

Everything stavros and tnlotto1 said and more. Whatever 'rewards' you are after, it would be much less costly in the long run to just directly purchase them than to get them with points racked up via losing lottery tickets.

It's nice to think that the tickets might win, and win a jackpot, but the reality is in a very short time you'll wish you had just bought the stuff, if you really need it at all.

Casinos use 'chips' (actually they are cheques) because they're not 'real... [ More ]

Reply #3

tnlotto1 — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:49:52 GMT

you make a good point because the guy who i saw doing it the first time would come in on his lunch break while i was talking to the clerk who is a friend of mine and the guy would just get scratch offs or quick picks and he would scratch them there and then the clerk would swipe his card for about $200 and sometimes more. the clerk would punch it up as gas and groceries so it wont show up as lottery on the credit card bill he will get or his wife will get but im sure the guy wouldnt gamble as mu... [ More ]

Reply #2

stavros — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:42:27 GMT

I don't think it's a good idea to accept a credit card for lottery purchases. It is then too easy to bet when you don't have the cash on hand, and that could be disasterous. If you don't have the cash, you don't bet

Reply #1

tnlotto1 — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:36:57 GMT

i know a few places if they know you they will let you buy lottery tickets with a check card or credit card but they have to know you and it has to be over $20

How To Put Lottery Purchases on Credit Card

LuckyLilly — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 23:50:28 GMT

Around here, lottery purchases can not be paid for by credit card. But I really wanted to find a way to put lottery on my rewards card to rack up more rewards. A few weeks ago I was gifted a Shell gas card, and found out that you can buy anything in the c-store, including lottery, with the gift card. That means I can buy a Shell card with my credit card, and then I can buy lottery with the Shell card, which doesn't charge any fees. And voila! I get rewards for lottery purchases.

Anyo... [ More ]