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Play $1.5B Powerball with Bitcoin on your phone (medium.com)
2 points by pjsullivan3 3806 days ago
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You know... I was thinking about doing this somehow, except I'd either need to pay someone to use their ticket machine, or become my own official lottery licensed thingy.

Now the interesting part: I'd accept credit cards without a second guess. Why?

First thought is "fraudulent transactions to redeem... duh." Yeah, that's totally true, but here's what you do:

When someone purchases the ticket online, you give them their numbers (obviously); you don't give them their barcode to redeem. Let's say they win: To receive the ticket's barcode, they must present the card they used to purchase. If they don't, well, you've got yourself a winner.

We actually do watermark the barcode :) Winnings under $600 are automatically applied to your account check out more here: https://vimeo.com/141492642