HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending August 16:
- Handle: $954,373
- Payout: $761,697
- Gross Gaming Revenue: $192,677
- Sales Agent Commissions: $28,631
The top three sports by percent of total handle were:
- Baseball (58.4%)
- Basketball (10.7%)
- Football (9.2%)
The Montana Lottery’s sports wagering product, Sports Bet Montana, 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.
