Can you buy lottery tickets with a credit card?
Find out if states prohibit using your credit card for lottery ticket purchases and the reasons why.
3 min read
Dec 04, 2024
Grace Pilling
Former Editor, credit cards
EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Arts in English, Text & Writing, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Grace Pilling is a former editor for Bankrate Credit Cards and CreditCards.com specializing in down-to-earth advice on everything cards, from getting started with credit and maximizing credit card perks to managing and reducing credit card debt. She’s worked in the credit card space for two years and loves learning and sharing everything you should (and shouldn’t) be doing with credit cards. Prior to working in the credit card space, Grace was an insurance and finance editor at Reviews.com and has a background in STEM education publishing.
Grace loves to show people how understanding credit can help them live their best life, whether that’s boosting a credit score to help get a great mortgage rate on their first home or maxing out rewards points to travel the world.
Education
Grace has a B.A. in English, Text & Writing with a minor in Journalism from the University of Western Sydney in Australia.
Credit cards are like a choose your own adventure story—you can make the experience as simple or as complicated as you like. It’s my goal to help people figure out what they want their story to be and share the tools and tips they can use to be successful on that path.
— Grace Pilling
Grace's latest articles
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Mastercard to phase out magnetic stripe cards
Magnetic stripe credit cards are a 1960s innovation that will soon become a historical artifact.
2 min read Aug 27, 2021 -
Poll: 9 in 10 U.S. adults hit by price hikes in 2021
Most Americans report paying more for essentials like gas and groceries.
6 min read Aug 24, 2021 -
How homebuyers can compete in a strong seller’s market
With housing inventory still lagging, sellers continue to have the upper hand.
4 min read Jul 22, 2021 -
The American Express Platinum Card upgrades its annual fees and benefits
Whether you are a long-time cardholder of the Amex Platinum or are considering adding it to your wallet for the first time, here’s what you need to know about the new annual fee and upgraded benefit [...]
3 min read Jul 01, 2021 -
Poll: Remote work pays off for almost 6 in 10 U.S. adults
Bankrate’s poll revealed that remote work pays off for six in ten U.S. adults, which comes as many workforces are preparing to grapple with returning to in-person work. Read for more information on the [...]
4 min read Jun 22, 2021