What Part Of "It's Illegal" Do You Not Understand?

[BrenDAnn]

Hi South Dakota neighbor! Yeah I think credit cards are illegal in most, if not all, lottery states. It's just a pain when people fail to get that through their heads.

[Jester]

SCs often don't know the law, and because they are SCs, they really don't care.

I couldn't even tell you how many times I have had to explain to someone that I couldn't serve them (or their spouse, or their child, or their friend, or their cousin's daughter-in-law's cat sitter) without proper identification, only to have them insist that it would be perfectly okay for me to do so. Well, no. No it wouldn't be. Little thing called state law, boneheads. Something I am not going to violate just because it inconveniences you. Even if you and I both agree that the law is stupid. It is still the law, and more importantly, it is still the law that I have to work under. So piss off.

Hell, I would be willing to bet I deal with at least one of these this week. And this week I only work two shifts, as I am going on vacation on Thursday. Two day shifts. Monday and Tuesday. And I would still bet I have to deal with this shit. Anyone want to bet against that possibility?

I didn't think so.

[Yarnil]

In QLD, it is illegal to borrow or loan money for the purpose of gambling. Any establishment or individual that loans money knowing that it is for the purpose of gambling can face huge penalties. If it happens in a gaming room, the nominated gaming attendee for the venue loses their gaming licence and can't so much as touch the machines in any capacity other than playing them anymore.

So its an untrue rumor you can loan at casino's?

[Jetfire]

Casino's seem to be an exception for some reason; or more likely they willfully ignore the purpose of the withdrawal, since usually you take a cash advance and use it to gamble with; you aren't using it directly.

I think Canada also has it illegal to directly use a CC for the purposes of gambling. (other than cash forwards on the card)

[CaroPhoenix]

But didn't you know? Illegal is a sick bird. Unlawful is against the law.



Thank you! Thank you! I'll be here all week (and then some).

[cheese]

I totally understand this law but - how is it any different to gambling with money from an overdraft?

[Jay 2K Winger]

Ah, yes, I had people try to do this when I worked at the wholesale club, at the express register where the Lottery machine was.

They'd buy their milk, cigarettes, whatever, and then say, "And put three dollars for Mega Millions on there too" while pulling out their credit card.

Fortunately, every one of them seemed to get that you can't buy lottery tickets on credit. I did have one guy joke, "Well, that's the idea! I buy them on credit, and use my winnings to pay off my credit card bill!" He did see the flaw in his plan when I pointed out: "What if you don't win?"

[seigus]

Illegal in Idaho as well.

[Ben_Who]

If one of the next six lotto customers wins the grand prize, I so totally want to know about it...

Love, Who?

[Gaki]

A lot of places in Pennsylvania will let you do it on debit but at my chain of stores it is a CASH ONLY endeavor. People get real pissy about that at my store but all I have to repeat over and over and over is "store policy." I don't even try to argue or use logic, all I say is "store policy" and put up my hands to signify I'm not willing to lose my job over it. I don't care how upset they get. They can go complain to corporate if they don't like it.

[EricKei]

Casino's seem to be an exception for some reason

Well, gambling itself is totally illegal in my state, and yet we have plenty of it, via casinos and state-run lotteries and video poker machines... Why? Because these things aren't gambling, Heavens no! They're all considered "gaming", apparently.

Sad.

It's right up there with our infamous drive-thru daiquiri shops (think frozen slushie drinks with booze in them) -- these are legal because they give you a cup with a lid on it, and HAND you the straw rather than put it in the cup for you...Under our Open Container [of alcohol] laws, this is perfectly legal. Until YOU choose to insert said straw. Of course, why would the daiquiri shop suspect that you would be considering such an action? they're totally innocent in this...

[Miss Maple Leaf]

But didn't you know? Illegal is a sick bird. Unlawful is against the law.

*Groan*

I had to read that twice before I got it, but when I did, just *groan*

[Android Kaeli]

As far as I know, it's illegal in SC as well. I can see why on two reasons:

--Disputing the CC charges: anyone can say they never purchased it, where with cash they can't.
-- CC's usually have a high limit on them: I have a very good limit on mine and could very easily run that much in tickets and go along with disputing it.

[jedikuonji]

Hey a fellow Iowan!

I got stuck behind a guy the other day who was pissed that he couldn't pay for his Powerball tickets with his credit card. What was even better was the fact that he had a huge wad of cash in his wallet.

I've always wondered why you can't use a credit card to purchase them but I'm not going to stand there and argue with them about it.

Another Iowa type here. I swear every time I need to go into a gas station around here I'm behind the person who need 77 different scratch off tickets and 44 power ball tickets, and they only have enough cash for about half of what they want. Then we get the fun game of "hmmmmmm, I'll keep these, but put this back...no wait, that one back...."

ARRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH!

[Tama]

See, this is why when I want to buy shittons of tickets, I go to a place that has a dispenser so no one has to wait behind my gambling-addicted ass.