HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending June 7.
- Handle: $980,169
- Payout: $652,204
- Gross Gaming Revenue: $327,965
- Sales Agent Commissions: $29,405
The top three sports by percent of the total handle were:
- Baseball (50.6%)
- Basketball (18.8%)
- MMA (13.1%)
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.