HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending April 6:
Handle: $1,482,491
Payout: $1,379,168
Gross Gaming Revenue: $103,323
Sales Agent Commissions: $44,475
The top three sports by percent of total handle were:
Basketball (56.6%)
Baseball (28.1%)
Ice Hockey (5.5%)
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.
