HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending February 15:
Handle: $1,146,268
Payout: $1,564,633
Gross Gaming Revenue: ($418,365)
Sales Agent Commissions: $34,388
The top three sports by percent of the total handle were:
Basketball (41.7%)
Football (41.4%)
Soccer (5.8%)
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.
