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This is only illegal in some states, but apparently you can get around it by reversing the praying and giving a discount for cash. Which is complete bullshit.
The discount for cash thing was based around credit card terms of service
Most credit cards used to require merchants to agree to charge the regular price for credit card transactions. If they found out a merchant was charging customers 2-5% more for credit cards to cover fees, they'd cut off the merchant so they could no longer accept their card. VISA would do it a lot, and no longer being able to accept VISA is a huge blow to any business
Businesses would use the workaround of a cash discount to avoid angering the credit card companies, but more recently it isn't necessary. I'm not sure if it was a regulatory change or market pressures, but I haven't heard of a merchant getting dropped for that in a while
It was illegal in NY. They've since used the loophole to charge you anyway