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CASINO NIGHTS — $5 New York Scratch-Off #1661

Data captured September 9, 2026 · launched July 1, 2025

CASINO NIGHTS (#1661) is a $5 New York scratch-off launched on July 1, 2025. As of September 9, 2026 it ranks #36 of 109 active games on current payout (72.8%, $3.64 expected back per ticket) and #8 of 28 $5 games, #83 on any-prize odds (1 in 4.58) and #21 on top-prize odds (1 in 419,910). Since launch the payout has risen 7.8 points (64.9% at launch) and the any-prize odds have worsened 3.2% (1 in 4.44 at launch). 1 of 4 top prizes of $500,000 remain, and we estimate 419,910 tickets are still unsold (93.1% sold). That is a middle-of-the-pack game: fine to play, but the ranking lists show better value at the same price.

Current payout
72.8%
64.9% at launch
Expected value
$3.64
per $5 ticket
Any-prize odds
1 in 4.58
1 in 4.44 at launch
Cash odds
1 in 4.58
excludes free tickets
Profit odds
1 in 8.52
win more than $5
$600+ odds
1 in 419,910
claim-at-lottery prizes
Top prizes left
1 of 4
$500,000 each
Tickets remaining
6.9%
≈ 419,910 tickets

Prizes remaining

Every prize level in CASINO NIGHTS, with the odds printed at launch, the odds today given what is left, and how much of each tier is still unclaimed. Across all tiers, 91,656 of 1,375,436 prizes (6.7%) are still out there.

PrizeOdds at launchOdds now TotalClaimedRemaining% left
$500,000 1 in 1,526,650 1 in 419,910 4 3 1 25.0%
$2,000 1 in 763,325 8 8 0 0.0%
$500 1 in 15,538 1 in 20,995 393 373 20 5.1%
$200 1 in 6,101 1 in 9,543 1,001 957 44 4.4%
$100 1 in 199.5 1 in 309.9 30,605 29,250 1,355 4.4%
$50 1 in 100.0 1 in 146.0 61,066 58,189 2,877 4.7%
$20 1 in 100.0 1 in 126.9 61,066 57,756 3,310 5.4%
$15 1 in 50.0 1 in 60.4 122,159 115,204 6,955 5.7%
$10 1 in 11.1 1 in 12.1 549,567 514,869 34,698 6.3%
$5 1 in 11.1 1 in 9.90 549,567 507,171 42,396 7.7%
All prizes1 in 4.441 in 4.58 1,375,4361,283,780 91,6566.7%

How CASINO NIGHTS has moved

63% 69% 74% Jul 2025Aug 2025Sep 2026
Current payout (solid) and any-prize odds (dashed, inverted so up is better) since we began tracking CASINO NIGHTS. 93 daily readings.

Recent claims of $1,000 and up

Derived from day-to-day changes in the official remaining-prize counts, so the date is when the lottery published the change.

CASINO NIGHTS: common questions

How many $500,000 prizes are left in CASINO NIGHTS?
1 of 4 as of September 9, 2026. The chance that a ticket bought today is a top-prize winner is about 1 in 419,910.
What are the odds of winning anything on CASINO NIGHTS?
1 in 4.58 today, compared with 1 in 4.44 printed at launch. Cash-only odds are 1 in 4.58, and the odds of winning more than the $5 ticket price are 1 in 8.52.
Is CASINO NIGHTS worth buying?
Its current payout is 72.8% ($3.64 back per $5 ticket), rank #36 of 109 in New York. The best $5 alternative today is $1,000,000 GOLD (#1655, $5) at 93.4%. No scratcher has a positive expected value; this is about losing less over time.
How many CASINO NIGHTS tickets are left?
We estimate 419,910 of roughly 6,105,689 printed tickets are unsold (93.1% sold), derived from the prizes claimed at each tier and their published odds.
When did CASINO NIGHTS launch and is it still on sale?
It launched on July 1, 2025. It is still on sale.

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