HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending February 1:
Handle: $1,030,966
Payout: $977,901
Gross Gaming Revenue: $53,065
Sales Agent Commissions: $30,929
The top three sports by percent of the total handle were:
Basketball (46.3%)
Football (36.4%)
Ice Hockey (8.4%)
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.
