HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending October 19:
Handle: $1,889,864
Payout: $2,259,426
Gross Gaming Revenue: ($369,563)
Sales Agent Commissions: $56,696
The top three sports by percent of the total handle were:
Football (67.4%)
Baseball (17.6%)
Ice Hockey (4.8%)
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 $1.06 billion in prizes and returned approximately $361.3 million to the State of Montana and $104.5 million in sales agent commissions.
