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Strong valueActiveCasino Nights · $10 · Ohio Lottery
Casino Nights: Strong value. A $10 ticket pays back $8.79 on average.
▲ +12.4 pts vs launch#1 of 20 · $10 OH gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:40 PM
▲ +12.4 pts vs launch#1 of 20 · $10 OH gamesUpdated Aug 2, 2026, 12:40 PM
Casino Nights is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 87.9%, up 12.4 percentage points from the launch value of 75.5%. 2 of the original 3 $40K/YR FOR 25 YRS top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 79% of the 5.0M printed tickets have been sold.
87.9%
expected return
1 in 3.84
odds of any win
2 of 3
$1M jackpots left
79%
claimed · 4M of 5M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 270,445 winning tickets still unclaimed.
16 win more than $10
$20 – $100, an actual profit
10 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
74 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,968 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $8.79 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.50 · 65.0% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $20K
$0.37 · 3.7% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$1.92 · 19.2% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
68.7%
Just 2 tickets out of 1M carry the $1M+ prizes. This is your expected return if none of them is yours.
Most of the value pays out as
$10 – $500 wins
270,331 winning tickets remain in this range: 74% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
79% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, May 2025.
5M
tickets printed
4M
tickets claimed · 79%
1M
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
67%
Tickets left
21%
67% of top prizes remain with only 21% of tickets left to claim them.
Where to buy
Ohio Lottery
At retailers statewide, or online through Jackpocket. Affiliate link: Scratchstats may earn a commission.
Rank vs $10 OH peers
#1 of 20
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data, updated Aug 2, 2026, 12:40 PM.
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