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SharpieBass t1_j9zbrgd wrote

I had an acquaintance win a few million in Canada. He was grilled for almost 2 hours before he was given the $$$. Confirming where he bought the ticket, checked the card he used to pay, did a background check to see if he was related to any lotto employees, etc. If you stole/found a ticket, they will figure it out pretty quickly. If the ticket wasn’t paid for in cash, you get nothing without providing the card used.

There are cameras everywhere now as well.

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Harbinger-Acheron t1_j9zk5oq wrote

Might just be a Minnesota thing, but the one time I bought lottery tickets I was required to pay cash

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NorthChicago_girl t1_j9zrog8 wrote

That's true all over the country.

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blu-juice t1_ja034jh wrote

I buy em with card in California. It’s gotta be debit, which is effectively cash.

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gmen6981 t1_ja0t5wn wrote

In Ohio you can pay with cash, credit card or debit card. However the retailers are allowed to decide what form of payment they will accept. Larger chain outlets and gas stations usually accept all forms while small operations usually require cash since they don't do as much business and retailers are required to keep a certian amount of cash on hand to be able to cash winning scratch offs etc......

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blahbleh112233 t1_ja0ce8d wrote

Has to usually be cash so you can only gamble your own money. You just know there's multiple thousands that would play $40k in lotto if their credit balance allowed it

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btbrian t1_ja1222u wrote

In Illinois you're allowed to buy tickets online using a credit card.

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chaossabre t1_j9zssfn wrote

Card usage is relatively high in Canada compared to the 'states. Many people don't carry cash.

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deferens t1_ja00x3t wrote

In the US, the cash requirement is to prevent people from running up gambling debts on their credit cards.

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washington_jefferson t1_ja1whcv wrote

That has nothing to do with the sale of lottery ticket sales in the US. So, if you're buying a bottle of water, some chips, and ask for a lottery ticket- you'll be paying for the food with card and have to scrounge cash out of your wallet for the lottery ticket.

> In 2021 in the US, debit cards accounted for 28% of all payments, credit cards accounted for 23%, and cash accounted for 19% of all payments.

> According to a 2020 survey by Payments Canada, cash accounted for 20% of all payments in Canada, while debit cards accounted for 30% and credit cards accounted for 22%.

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crank1000 t1_ja2etsl wrote

What if the ticket was a gift?

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SharpieBass t1_ja3pbb1 wrote

Interviews with all parties, videos, etc. they don’t fuck around with this stuff.

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