MasterCard Drops High Lotto Fees

Posted on September 21st, 2010

Recent news reports indicated that in New York Credit Card Company MasterCard was charging lottery players who purchased lottery subscriptions a cash advance fee. Thanks to vague federal regulations there have also been incidents of credit card companies declining lottery related transactions. A New York Lottery spokesperson said that Mastercard was charging illegal fees on [...]

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MasterCard Charging High Fees For Lotto Ticket Purchases

Posted on September 17th, 2010

As anyone with a credit card can tell you the credit card companies look for any excuse to tack on high and unnecessarily fees. It’s no secret that most credit card companies make a significant amount from various fees, penalties and interest. Even though congress passed legislation designed to rein in credit card companies they [...]

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New York May Add Powerball Lottery

Posted on April 28th, 2009

New York lottery players may have the chance to participate in the multi state Powerball Lottery soon. The legislature has given the go ahead for cash strapped New York to participate in another multi-jurisdictional game in an attempt to shore up the current state budget. At present New York participates in the multi state Mega [...]

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