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Rips vs casino games: what each keeps

The same $100 through a pack, a blackjack table, a roulette wheel, a slot machine and a scratch card. A casino pays cash. A rip pays a card, so a pack has two readings.

Set my stake

By Alexander Korsager · Checked 7 October 2026 · We earn nothing from any app on this site

  1. Slabz$110.44in a card110.4% of the stake
  2. Blackjack, 3 to 2$99.43cash99.4% of the stake
  3. Roulette, two zeros$94.74cash94.7% of the stake
  4. Slot machines$92.90cash92.9% of the stake
  5. Lottery scratch card$76.10cash76.1% of the stake

Paid in a cardPaid in cashBreak-even

Slabz leads the 11 app packs with a stated average, at its own value for the card. Averages over many plays, not a forecast of one.

The return ladder

11 app packs with a stated average, beside 6 games of chance and a sealed box. Casino and lottery figures were read on 7 October 2026.

Read a pack as
put through, 40 × $25$1,000
top: Slabz+$104
bottom: Lottery scratch card−$239

On card value, 6 of 11 app packs sit above every game here. That is each app's own figure for what its cards are worth, paid in a card.

Paid in a cardPaid in cashBreak-even

  1. SlabzPoké 25+$104110.4% backPays a card, at the app's own value for it
  2. BeezieSilver+$100110% backPays a card, at the app's own value for it
  3. MNSTRStarter+$95109.5% backPays a card, at the app's own value for it
  4. Collector CryptElite Pokémon Gacha Pack+$92109.2% backPays a card, at the app's own value for it
  5. PhygitalsRookie Pack (Pokémon)+$40104% backPays a card, at the app's own value for it
  6. Tilt RipsStarter Pack$0100% backPays a card, at the app's own value for it
  7. Blackjack, 3 to 2Best play, dealer stands on soft 17−$5.7099.4% backPays cash · worked from the rules
  8. Blackjack, 6 to 5Best play, dealer hits soft 17−$21.4297.9% backPays cash · worked from the rules
  9. Roulette, one zeroA bet on one number, 37 pockets−$27.0397.3% backPays cash · worked from the rules
  10. CourtyardPokémon PSA 10−$4096% backPays a card, at the app's own value for it
  11. LastpackStarter Pack (Steady)−$5095% backPays a card, at the app's own value for it
  12. Roulette, two zerosA bet on one number, 38 pockets−$52.6394.7% backPays cash · worked from the rules
  13. Slot machinesNevada statewide, 12 months−$7192.9% backPays cash · reported results
  14. RipRip.ioAll-Stars Pokémon Booster ($10 plus a $0.99 service fee)−$90.0891% backPays a card, at the app's own value for it
  15. RepackzPokémon Starter Pack−$10090% backPays a card, at the app's own value for it
  16. Fanatics Instant RipsPokemon Value−$11888.2% backPays a card, at the app's own value for it
  17. Lottery scratch cardMichigan Lottery, every ticket, one year−$23976.1% backPays cash · reported results
  18. Sealed booster boxNot confirmed: no maker's page states what a box returns.

A minus is the average cost of the session; a plus is card value above the price paid, as the app states it. 16 of the 27 rated apps state no average on a public page and have no rung: the cash-back calculator lists what each leaves out. Setting a limit first: responsible play.

A rip pays a card, not cash

That is why a pack has two readings and a casino game has one.

A casino game or a scratch card

  1. 1You stakeCash
  2. 2The hand, spin or ticketWin or lose
  3. 3You holdCash, or nothing

A rip

  1. 1You payThe pack price
  2. 2The revealA card, valued by the app
  3. 3To reach moneySell back at 84% to 100%, or ship and sell it yourself
apps pay a sell-back in cash12 of 27
pay it in stablecoin8
pay it in site credit, which stays in the app6
packs on the ladder have a cash figure7 of 11

The sell-back range is the net rate of the 17 apps that put one in writing. Each app's route to money is on the cash-out page.

How the casino figures are worked

Roulette and blackjack are sums from the published rules of the game. Slots and scratch cards are results a regulator and a lottery reported.

Roulette, two zeros

36 back ÷ 38 pockets94.74%A number pays 35 to 1 and the stake returns. The wheel holds 36 numbers and two zeros.

Roulette, one zero

36 back ÷ 37 pockets97.30%The same payout on a wheel with one pocket fewer.

Blackjack, 3 to 2

Every hand against every dealer card99.43%The best decision each time, dealer standing on soft 17. Any other play returns less.

Blackjack, 6 to 5

The same hands, a smaller payout97.86%A two-card 21 pays less and the dealer draws on soft 17. Both are allowed in the rules read.

The blackjack sum treats the shoe as endless, so each card is as likely on every draw. A real shoe of six or eight decks moves the figure by hundredths of a point. No surrender or insurance is counted.

Where each figure is from

Each source was opened on 7 October 2026. Slots and scratch cards cover one state each, not every casino or lottery.

Return, basis, period and source for each game on the ladder
GameReturnsBasis and periodSource
Blackjack, 3 to 299.43%Worked from the rulesVersion dated 9 April 2026Rules of the game
Blackjack, 6 to 597.86%Worked from the rulesVersion dated 9 April 2026Rules of the game
Roulette, one zero97.30%Worked from the rulesVersion dated 24 September 2026Rules of the game
Roulette, two zeros94.74%Worked from the rulesVersion dated 24 September 2026Rules of the game
Slot machines92.90%Reported: 7.10% kept1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026Revenue report
Penny slots91.22%Reported: 8.78% kept1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026Revenue report
Scratch cards, all prices76.1%Reported payoutYear to 30 September 2025Annual report
Scratch card, $160%Reported payoutYear to 30 September 2025Annual report
Scratch card, $5080%Reported payoutYear to 30 September 2025Annual report
Sealed booster boxNot confirmedRarity rates onlyPublished 8 July 2025Maker's page

Rules: Massachusetts Gaming Commission. Slots: Nevada Gaming Control Board. Scratch cards: Michigan Bureau of State Lottery, which states that “Instant game prize payouts range from 60.0% for a $1 game to 80.0% for a $50 game”. App figures are each app's own, with sources below.

What a ladder of averages leaves out

Four things to hold against every rung.

An average

Not a sessionNo single play pays the average: each pays more or less, often nothing. The pack simulator draws the spread for a pack.

Card value

Set by the appThe stated average uses the app's own price for each card. How that price is set is in fair market value explained.

Pace

Not countedA slot or a rip takes seconds. The ladder counts plays, so a faster game puts more stakes through in the same hour.

Sealed booster box

Not confirmedWizards of the Coast states what each of a box's 30 packs can hold and how often, and no card's value. No maker's page read gives a return.
18+
A comparison, not an invitationEvery rung with a cash figure keeps part of the stake on average, and more plays keep more. If you play any of them, set the amount first: limits, lock-outs and free help.

Questions people ask

Are card rips gambling?

That is a question of law, and this page does not answer it. It compares the arithmetic only. What terms, courts and regulators have published is in the guide to whether rip apps are legit.

Why do some packs show a return over 100%?

5 of the 11 apps state an average card value above the pack's price. The value is the app's own figure for its cards. Sold back at the app's rate, none of the packs with a full set of published terms stays at or above 100%.

Does blackjack really return that much?

Only with the best decision on every hand, at a table paying 3 to 2. The same game paying 6 to 5 with the dealer drawing on soft 17 returns 97.86%, and every mistake lowers it further. It is also dealt fast, so many stakes go through in an hour.

Why is there no figure for a sealed booster box?

A return needs odds and a value for every card. The maker's page read here gives the odds for each slot of a pack, such as "A rare (80.4%) or mythic rare (14.2%)", and no value. A box also pays in cards, like a rip.

Sources26

  1. Massachusetts Gaming Commission: Rules of the game: Blackjack (version dated 9 April 2026) massgaming.com
  2. Massachusetts Gaming Commission: Rules of the game: Roulette (version dated 24 September 2026) massgaming.com
  3. Nevada Gaming Control Board: Monthly Revenue Report, July 2026 (1 August 2025 to 31 July 2026) gaming.nv.gov
  4. Michigan Bureau of State Lottery: Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, fiscal years 2025 and 2024 (year to 30 September 2025) audgen.michigan.gov
  5. Wizards of the Coast: Collecting Edge of Eternities (published 8 July 2025) magic.wizards.com
  6. Lastpack: Starter Pack (Steady): stated average lastpack.com
  7. Phygitals: Rookie Pack (Pokémon): stated average phygitals.com
  8. Repackz: Pokémon Starter Pack: stated average collectibles.com
  9. Tilt Rips: Starter Pack: stated average tiltrips.com
  10. Courtyard: Pokémon PSA 10: stated average courtyard.io
  11. RipRip.io: All-Stars Pokémon Booster ($10 plus a $0.99 service fee): stated average riprip.io
  12. Collector Crypt: Elite Pokémon Gacha Pack: stated average gacha.collectorcrypt.com
  13. MNSTR: Starter: stated average mnstr.xyz
  14. Slabz: Poké 25: stated average slabz.com
  15. Fanatics Instant Rips: Pokemon Value: stated average fanaticscollect.com
  16. Beezie: Silver: stated average beezie.com
  17. Lastpack: sell-back rate support.lastpack.com
  18. Phygitals: sell-back rate docs.phygitals.com
  19. Repackz: sell-back rate collectibles.helpscoutdocs.com
  20. Tilt Rips: sell-back rate tiltrips.com
  21. RipRip.io: sell-back rate riprip.io
  22. Collector Crypt: sell-back rate docs.collectorcrypt.com
  23. Fanatics Instant Rips: sell-back rate support.fanaticscollect.com
  24. Fanatics Instant Rips: selling fee about.fanatics.live
  25. Beezie: sell-back rate beezie.com
  26. Beezie: selling fee docs.beezie.com
Alexander Korsager

Alexander Korsager

Every figure was read on public pages between 6 October 2026 and 7 October 2026. Nothing here has been tested with money yet. Casino and lottery figures were read on 7 October 2026 and cover the periods shown. How apps are scored is on the rating method page.