HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending February 8:
Handle: $899,732
Payout: $474,204
Gross Gaming Revenue: $425,527
Sales Agent Commissions: $26,992
The top three sports by percent of the total handle were:
Basketball (44.5%)
Football (32.9%)
Ice Hockey (9.5%)
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.
