There are many kinds of "cash advance". You can't buy lottery tickets on a credit card (or in jurisdictions where you can, it's a cash advance). Credit cards

There are many kinds of "cash advance". You can't buy lottery tickets on a credit card (or in jurisdictions where you can, it's a cash advance). Credit cards also treat things such as buying dollar coins online from the US Mint different from a normal transaction. https://gosunward.org/articles/cash-advance-on-a-credit-card/#h2-2 https://gosunward.org/articles/cash-advance-on-a-credit-card...