[America_Right]

Yes I know a bit about this. No I do not have a EBT card. But I do install/repair/maintain Point Of Sale equipment in grocery stores and a rather large “mart” that sees a a lot of EBT cards

Same here! (Fujitsu). I haven't noticed as much as you about those EBT cards, but I have noticed at Chevron convenience stores that the welfare crowd does love to buy some junk food with their EBT cards, then turn around and purchase $30 worth of lotto tickets with cash. The funny thing is watching them come in 30 minutes later and buy MORE lotto tickets... Ugh.

[cableguymn]

Fujitsu is one of the companies I contract with :)

The “mart” does not sell lotto. But some of the convenience stores I make service calls do. They report the same. I don’t think you can directly pay for lotto tickets with the cash portion of the EBT card. But you CAN use the stores ATM to get cash from the EBT card and then buy the tickets with said cash.

The stores can do nothing to stop this or they can get in trouble from the EBT police (program administrators)