HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending July 22:
Handle: $625,779
Payout: $428,039
Gross Gaming Revenue: $197,740
Sales Agent Commissions: $18,700
The top three sports by percent of total handle were:
Baseball (74%)
Golf (9%)
Tennis (6%)
The Montana Lottery’s sports wagering product, Sports Bet Montana, launched after legislation passed in 2019 became law. To access an archive of Sports Bet Montana data, click here.
The Montana Lottery was created by citizen’s referendum in 1986. Since then, it has paid over $774 million in prizes and returned approximately $302 million to the State of Montana and $83 million in retailer commissions.
