HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending September 16:
Handle: $1,422,043
Payout: $1,196,116
Gross Gaming Revenue: $245,927
Sales Agent Commissions: $43,200
The top three sports by percent of total handle were:
Football (69%)
Baseball (23%)
Tennis (3%)
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 a citizen’s referendum in 1986. Since then, it has paid over $853 million in prizes and returned approximately $320 million to the State of Montana and $90 million in sales agent commissions.
