The Wire Act

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KY Floyd — Wed, 24 Feb 2021 22:38:53 GMT

Credit card companies may view payments directly to a state lottery as being different than other forms of gambling, and/or they might not have a clue what the payment is for depending on whether they payee is State lottery or State treasury or something else. That's why you can sometimes use a credit card to buy lottery tickets at a retailer. Typically the credit card company will only know how much the charge is and who the payee is, so to them it's no different than paying for anything else s... [ More ]

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Think — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 19:37:45 GMT

I believe you mean that they won't participate in ticket butler transactions. The Michigan lottery machines will accept credit cards for draw and instant tickets and the Michigan lottery states that they accept credit cards.

I have never gambled with a credit card with the rare exception of gas stations automatically putting my ticket(s) on my credit card without asking if I wanted to pay cash for the ticket(s). I now try to pay for my gas station tickets with cash Before I pay for the gas... [ More ]

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Todd — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 20:56:54 GMT

No, not really. The Wire Act not applying to lotteries does nothing to solve the problem that payment processors (credit card companies) won't participate in gambling transactions in the US.

The Wire Act

Think — Sat, 20 Feb 2021 15:49:23 GMT

Now that New Hampshire won and the wire act does not apply to lotteries will The Lotter be accessible here in the U.S. ?

Are we going to be able to buy tickets across state lines anytime soon?

Michigan just opened up Casino and sports betting on the net and phone apps so why shouldn't we be able to buy tickets wherever we want over the internet