HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending August 24:
Handle: $825,214
Payout: $596,875
Gross Gaming Revenue: $228,338
Sales Agent Commissions: $24,756
The top three sports by percent of the total handle were:
Baseball (52.7%)
Football (27.5%)
Soccer (7.2%)
The Montana Lottery’s sports wagering product, Sports Bet Montana, was 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 $953 million in prizes and returned approximately $342 million to the State of Montana and $97 million in sales agent commissions. To access an archive of previous winners, click here.
