HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending October 12:
Handle: $1,628,111
Payout: $1,427,934
Gross Gaming Revenue: $200,177
Sales Agent Commissions: $48,843
The top three sports by percent of the total handle were:
Football (68.7%)
Baseball (16.9%)
Basketball (4.3%)
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.
