HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending August 3:
Handle: $670,457
Payout: $598,030
Gross Gaming Revenue: $72,427
Sales Agent Commissions: $20,114
The top three sports by percent of the total handle were:
Baseball (70.5%)
Basketball (7.7%)
Soccer (6.1%)
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 $953 million in prizes and returned approximately $342 million to the State of Montana and $97 million in sales agent commissions. To access an archive of previous winners, click here.
