Montana Lottery

Author: Moises Chin

Montana Millionaire tickets go on sale Wednesday morning

HELENA – The Montana Lottery on Wednesday will launch its 17th annual Montana Millionaire raffle game with three $1 million grand prizes available to win.

Tickets go on sale across the state at 5:30 a.m. and sell for $20 each. They will be available until they sell out, which last year occurred less than two days after going on sale.

In response to the unprecedented demand, the Lottery in March announced it would add 100,000 tickets and a third $1 million grand prize to 2023’s game. Even with 380,000 tickets in total, Lottery officials still anticipate a quick sellout.

“Montana Millionaire is the best odds of winning a million bucks in Montana, but for the best odds of being able to buy a ticket, we suggest stopping by a lottery retailer on Wednesday or Thursday if at all possible,” said Montana Lottery Director Scott Sales.

Every Montana Millionaire ticket is eligible to win one of 4,100 instant-win prizes of $100 or $500, plus three drawings: one for $25,000 on Nov. 24, one for $100,000 on Dec. 15, and the grand prize drawings for three $1 million prizes on Dec. 26.

For more information about how to play, drawings, and prizes, visit montanalottery.com.

October 30, 2023
Over a million dollars in payout!

HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending October 28:

Handle: $1,466,836

Payout: $1,091,098

Gross Gaming Revenue: $375,738

Sales Agent Commissions: $44,000

The top three sports by percent of total handle were:

Football (58%)

Basketball (19%)

Baseball (11%)

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 $853 million in prizes and returned approximately $320 million to the State of Montana and $90 million in sales agent commissions. To access an archive of previous winners, click here.

October 30, 2023
$1.1M in payout!

HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending October 21:

Handle: $1,434,389

Payout: $1,170,347

Gross Gaming Revenue: $264,042

Sales Agent Commissions: $43,000

The top three sports by percent of total handle were:

Football (65%)

Baseball (18%)

Hockey (5%)

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 $853 million in prizes and returned approximately $320 million to the State of Montana and $90 million in sales agent commissions. To access an archive of previous winners, click here.

October 23, 2023
Football continues to dominate!

HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending October 14:

Handle: $1,656,427

Payout: $1,313,312

Gross Gaming Revenue: $343,115

Sales Agent Commissions: $49,600

The top three sports by percent of total handle were:

Football (71%)

Baseball (13%)

Hockey (7%)

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 $853 million in prizes and returned approximately $320 million to the State of Montana and $90 million in sales agent commissions. To access an archive of previous winners, click here.

October 16, 2023
A week of Sports Betting

HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending September 30:

Handle: $1,455,858

Payout: $1,269,888

Gross Gaming Revenue: $185,970

Sales Agent Commissions: $43.7K

The top three sports by percent of total handle were:

Football (54%)

Basketball (38%)

Hockey (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 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. To access an archive of previous winners, click here.

October 2, 2023
A look into a week of Sports Betting

HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending September 23:

Handle: $1,509,095

Payout: $1,442,133

Gross Gaming Revenue: $66,962

Sales Agent Commissions: $45,200

The top three sports by percent of total handle were:

Football (72%)

Baseball (20%)

Soccer (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.

September 25, 2023
Football takes the reigns

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.

September 18, 2023
Football takes the lead!

HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending September 9:

Handle: $1,317,169

Payout: $1,077,137

Gross Gaming Revenue: $240,032

Sales Agent Commissions: $39,500

The top three sports by percent of total handle were:

Football (61%)

Baseball (27%)

Tennis (5%)

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.

September 12, 2023
Montana Lottery Commission to Meet

HELENA – The Montana Lottery’s next scheduled commission meeting will be held on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will take place at Lottery Headquarters and by video conference call. The meeting is open to the public. A complete agenda, meeting materials and instruction for accessing the meeting are available on the Lottery’s website at: https://www.montanalottery.com/en/view/commissioners.

The Lottery Commission consists of five members appointed to four-year staggered terms by the Governor. Current Commissioners are Jon Metropoulos, Helena; Leo Prigge, Butte; Tony Harbaugh, Miles City; Steve Morris, Helena; and Janna Taylor of Dayton.

Lottery Commissioners are responsible for determining policies for the operation of the Lottery and considering recommendations of Lottery staff in the types and forms of games offered, as well as percentages of prizes paid and price of each ticket or chance sold.

The State of Montana makes reasonable accommodations for any known disability that may interfere with a person’s ability to participate in State Government. Persons needing an accommodation should notify Bryan Costigan, no later than 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, to allow adequate time to make necessary arrangements. Please call (406) 444-5804 or TTY 444-9642 to make your request known.

The Montana Lottery was created by 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.

September 11, 2023
Baseball remains on top

HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending September 2:

Handle: $1,017,896

Payout: $915,364

Gross Gaming Revenue: $102,532

Sales Agent Commissions: $30,500

The top three sports by percent of total handle were:

Baseball (44%)

Football (40%)

Tennis (9%)

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.

September 5, 2023