HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending March 22
Handle: $1,595,292
Payout: $1,363,050
Gross Gaming Revenue: $232,242
Sales Agent Commissions: $47,859
The top three sports by percent of the total handle were:
Basketball (84.3%)
Ice Hockey (6.8%)
Soccer (2.6%)
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.
