Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by brador 7 hours ago
It’s a cash advance since you’re not purchasing goods or services with the card.
2 comments

It’s really a cash advance whenever the issuing bank decides it is. There is no official definition.
Not necessarily, I mean if you buy a in-game item or currency that wouldn't be a cash advance so with this they could just say you bought $20 worth of credits and since you're buying credits that could be considered a good.
That would be purchasing a license (service).

Gambling is always classed as a cash advance. The gift cards trick has been tapped and closed, the credit companies figured it out decades ago.

What if the site allows you to purchase a digital asset such as a CS2 skin which you can then immediately sell back to them at the same price you to get credits in your account to gamble?
If done at scale, you will get complaints/chargebacks that will trigger an audit followed by fines and/or account closure. Banks and underwriters have standard procedures in place to catch this.
That's fraud.