The New York-based mobile lottery ticket purchasing platform, Jackpocket, has partnered with BitPay to allow users to purchase lottery tickets with Bitcoin for six New York lotteries, the first time this sort of partnership has been seen. Bitcoin for lottery tickets
In a press release by Jackpocket, a company offering the ability to buy New York lottery tickets via your mobile, it was revealed that it had partnered with the Atlanta-based global bitcoinCT r: 8 payment service provider, BitPayCT r: 17 , to allow users to purchase lottery tickets with Bitcoin for the first time. A spokesperson of Jackpocket says: “We’re pleased to announce that we are now accepting Bitcoin as another method of funding your Jackpocket account! Start funding your Jackpocket account using Bitcoin, right inside the app!” To fund the account using Bitcoin, the user should first select the “Fund Account” button in the Jackpocket home page and then select the “Fund with Bitcoin” payment option. After that they should choose from the list of amount options: “$10, $20, $50, or $100” and the selected amount will be transferred to the Jackpocket account (sometimes it can take up to an hour). The funds will be available as credits in the Jackpocket app. Once the fund request is successfully processed, the user will receive an email from Jackpocket letting him or her know that the credits are in the account. Simplifying the payment process
Jackpocket was very complimentary towards the cryptocurrency , highlighting its relative anonymity , time-efficiency, and low or non-existent transaction fees .
The company expects that integrating Bitcoin will elevate the payment experience for their users. Unlike credit cards , Bitcoin transactions don’t require sharing personal and financial information. “Therefore, payments are risk-free and avoid threats of fraud or identity theft”, assures Jackpocket.
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