Illusory Impostors

A case on 500 Casino (500), first seen 2 Nov 2026. Every value is 500 Casino's own item price converted from BUX at the rate on the site page.

Price
$9.98
16,631 BUX
Advertised RTP
90.00%
EV $8.98 from 8 items
Observed RTP, 30d
128.58%
96 openings, odds method
Variance
11.1×
of price², per opening
Tail share
1 in 20
of openings carry half the EV
Below price
90.0%
of openings return less than the price

Advertised vs observedper window, 95% band and the advertised marker

observed, 95% bandadvertisedoutside bandsmall sample
24 hours
4 openings · below min
7 days
88 openings · below min
30 days
96 openings · below min
since tracking started
96 openings · below min
-0.5%255.0%510.5%

Small sample. 96 openings and 4.8 expected rare hits: below the 100 openings and 5 hits the test needs, so no verdict.

Windowsthe test per window

WindowOpeningsObservedDev.Method
24h4183.32%±326.3—odds
7d88130.38%±69.6—odds
30d96128.58%±66.6—odds
All96128.58%±66.6—odds
Enough sample: 100 openings and 5 expected rare hits (odds method) or 1,000 openings (sample method).

Items, odds and values8 items · odds sum to 1 · observed counts over 96 openings, 30 days

Share of the expected value, most valuable first; colour is the item's rarity.
ItemOddsValueEV shareObservedExpectedHot / cold
Precious Stone of Zircon (Quartz)other · Classified1 in 10,000$1,840 3,065,568 BUX2.0%00.0—
Origami Swan (Tungsten)other · Exceedingly Rare1 in 204$220 366,520 BUX12.0%10.5—
Coin From The Lost City (Mythril)other · Mil Spec Grade1 in 133$199 331,534 BUX16.6%10.7—
Pearl Prism Pendantother · Industrial Grade1 in 57$76.00 126,616 BUX14.8%31.71.79×
Mermaid's Pearl Earring (Pearl)other · Mil Spec Grade1 in 50$72.00 119,952 BUX16.0%41.92.08×
Figurine (Fluorite)other · Mil Spec Grade1 in 20$46.00 76,636 BUX25.6%44.80.83×
Arrowhead (Aquamarine)other · Consumer Grade40.0%$2.40 3,998 BUX10.7%4038.41.04×
Crystal (Quartz)other · Consumer Grade50.0%$0.40 666 BUX2.2%4348.00.90×
Values are 500 Casino's own item prices; EV share = odds × value ÷ EV. Hot / cold compares observed drops of each item with odds × openings; small expected counts are left blank. Odds read from 500-casino:cases/list, 12 Nov, 04:37 UTC.

Biggest dropsfrom this case, by value

No drops yetNo drop from this case seen yet.

Latest dropsnewest first

Mermaid's Pearl Earring (Pearl)other · Mil Spec Grade$9.9816,631 BUX$72.00119,952 BUX7.21x
Crystal (Quartz)other · Consumer Grade$9.9816,631 BUX$0.40666 BUX0.04x
Crystal (Quartz)other · Consumer Grade$9.9816,631 BUX$0.40666 BUX0.04x
Crystal (Quartz)other · Consumer Gradeuser78f9bd25$9.9816,631 BUX$0.40666 BUX0.04x
Arrowhead (Aquamarine)other · Consumer Grade$9.9816,631 BUX$2.403,998 BUX0.24x
Arrowhead (Aquamarine)other · Consumer Grade$9.9816,631 BUX$2.403,998 BUX0.24x
Arrowhead (Aquamarine)other · Consumer Grade$9.9816,631 BUX$2.403,998 BUX0.24x
Crystal (Quartz)other · Consumer Grade$9.9816,631 BUX$0.40666 BUX0.04x
Arrowhead (Aquamarine)other · Consumer Grade$9.9816,631 BUX$2.403,998 BUX0.24x

Observed RTP over timedaily, 30 days

Observed RTP, dailyAdvertised 90.00%

Catalog changesprice, advertised RTP and contents, per capture

CapturedPriceAdvertisedItems
2 Nov, 21:48 UTC$9.9890.00%8
Each opening is tested against the capture in force when it happened; a price or odds change starts a new one.

listedClassified 0.0%Exceedingly Rare 0.5%Mil Spec Grade 7.8%Industrial Grade 1.8%Consumer Grade 90.0%best hit —