Casino Scratcher Tickets

[Expressman]

Just wondering about peoples experience with the scratch off tickets available at the casinos. Anybody had any luck with those? I've never purchased any before but have been tempted. I see they generally also can be entered into a second chance draw. Any one had good luck with that as well?

 

 

[mz-s]

My hunch is the only way you're going to win anything on those scratchers or pull tabs is the second chance drawing.

Edited November 30, 2023 by mz-s

[shof515]

The most I ever won was a a dollar or two. Prizes is horrible with these things 

[Rollin Tide]

Won $10 on one last week.

[80sGal]

No luck on the cards.  I occasionally buy a few and I believe I may have won 5 or 10 bucks but obviously nothing memorable.   The second chance drawing is on the last night usually at 11 pm and cards are drawn (matbe 3?) for a chance to spin the wheel.  I did get lucky once and was a lucky draw.  I think I won 75 or maybe 125 on the spin which went on the Sign and Sail balance.   All in good fun.   

[StephPS79]

Yeah, we've won a couple of $10 dollars here or there.  Never the second chance.  

[NYcruzzer]

Never had any luck with the Carnival Casino Scratch offs. Thinking better to put the 10 or 20 bucks though a slot machine or better yet a Video Poker machine.

[dolphinsfan246]

No luck on them in 12 cruises. We actually decided to do the math on them last cruise and found our return on investment was NEVER higher than 30% of what we put in. For example we would spend $60-$75 on various cards and win $20 back. Spend $20 and get back $5. It was never a real win though, and never more than we put in. We decided we are done with them for good LOL. The Ohio lottery scratch offs payout a lot more. 

[phoneman69]

Best we did was $20 on a 5 dollar scratch ticket. No luck on second chance

 

[drvmywifecrzy]

Odds are horrible on those.  Typically book of tickets pay about 50% of the book value

[hurricane0226]

They are always pushing them at the cashiers desk.

[johnboy036]

With a regulated state lottery the house advantage is usually 50%. A cruise ship is unregulated so the advantage is unknown, but surely at least 50% and probably much higher. I shake my head a little when I see people playing them and wonder why they would play an unregulated instant lottery with by far the worst odds in the casino. I would never play the scratchers. But, as a shareholder I like that lots of people seem to enjoy playing it and a seemingly a fairly large cash flow to the company. Lastly, to each their own on how they want to spend their gambling/recreation dollars if they enjoy playing them. 

[Elaine5715]

8 hours ago, johnboy036 said:

With a regulated state lottery the house advantage is usually 50%. A cruise ship is unregulated so the advantage is unknown, but surely at least 50% and probably much higher. I shake my head a little when I see people playing them and wonder why they would play an unregulated instant lottery with by far the worst odds in the casino. I would never play the scratchers. But, as a shareholder I like that lots of people seem to enjoy playing it and a seemingly a fairly large cash flow to the company. Lastly, to each their own on how they want to spend their gambling/recreation dollars if they enjoy playing them. 

I agree but the barrel is full of tickets every cruise.

[staceyglow]

8 hours ago, johnboy036 said:

With a regulated state lottery the house advantage is usually 50%. A cruise ship is unregulated so the advantage is unknown, but surely at least 50% and probably much higher. I shake my head a little when I see people playing them and wonder why they would play an unregulated instant lottery with by far the worst odds in the casino. 

Not to mention playing scratch-offs is something that nearly everyone can do at their local gas station - most likely with better odds!  For me, going on vacation is all about doing things that I can't (or don't) do at home.

[Paelos]

Just remember, if you see the casino heavily promoting something, especially as you are about to take money from them at the cashier desk, they are trying to screw you out of what you have left.