HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending August 23:
- Handle: $1,058,742
- Payout: $918,008
- Gross Gaming Revenue: $140,734
- Sales Agent Commissions: $31,762
The top three sports by percent of total handle were:
- Baseball (54.0%)
- Football (17.8%)
- Basketball (12.7%)
The Montana Lottery’s sports wagering product, Sports Bet Montana, launched after legislation passed in 2019 became law.
The Montana Lottery was created by a citizen’s referendum in 1986. Since then, it has paid over $1.06 billion in prizes and returned approximately $361.3 million to the State of Montana and $104.5 million in sales agent commissions.
