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Strong valueActiveGolden Casino · $10 · Ohio Lottery
Golden Casino: Strong value. A $10 ticket pays back $8.08 on average.
▲ +5.5 pts vs launch#3 of 20 · $10 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM
▲ +5.5 pts vs launch#3 of 20 · $10 OH gamesUpdated Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM
Golden Casino is a $10 scratch-off ticket from the Ohio state lottery. Its current expected value is 80.8%, up 5.5 percentage points from the launch value of 75.3%. 1 of the original 4 $1000000 ($40K/YR/25YRS) top prizes are still unclaimed. Approximately 89% of the 6.0M printed tickets have been sold.
80.8%
expected return
1 in 3.88
odds of any win
1 of 4
$1M jackpots left
89%
claimed · 5.4M of 6M printed
Odds, in plain terms
If you bought 100 tickets today
Based on the 188,030 winning tickets still unclaimed.
18 win more than $10
$20 – $100, an actual profit
12 win their money back
a $10 prize, so you break even
70 win nothing
the house edge, made visible
Prizes of $500 or more hit about 1 in 1,779 tickets, so they won't show up in a batch of 100.
Value map
Where the $8.08 comes from
The average payback per ticket, split by prize size. Small wins do most of the work.
Small wins $10 – $500
$6.32 · 63.2% of price
Mid prizes $1K – $20K
$0.39 · 3.9% of price
Jackpots $1M+
$1.37 · 13.7% of price
Realistic return, jackpots set aside
67.1%
Just 1 ticket out of 642k 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
187,943 winning tickets remain in this range: 78% of total value, and the wins you'll actually see.
Claim progress
89% claimed, and the jackpots are still out there
Counting every ticket since launch, Jan 2024.
6M
tickets printed
5.4M
tickets claimed · 89%
642k
still out there
Prizes claimed over time
Claim chart needs more snapshot history
Jackpots are outlasting sales: good for buyers.
Jackpots left
25%
Tickets left
11%
25% of top prizes remain with only 11% 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
#3 of 20
By expected return. Higher is better for the player.
Figures from Ohio Lottery published claim data, updated Jun 17, 2026, 6:40 AM.
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