HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending December 28:
Handle: $1,488,348
Payout: $1,165,622
Gross Gaming Revenue: $322,726
Sales Agent Commissions: $44,650
The top three sports by percent of the total handle were:
Football (80.1%)
Basketball (13.2%)
Ice Hockey (2.7%)
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.
