HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending March 8:
Handle: $1,160,976
Payout: $1,033,950
Gross Gaming Revenue: $127,025
Sales Agent Commissions: $34,829
The top three sports by percent of the total handle were:
Basketball (69.3%)
Ice Hockey (10.4%)
Soccer (7.4%)
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.
