HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending January 18:
Handle: $1,386,789
Payout: $973,821
Gross Gaming Revenue: $412,968
Sales Agent Commissions: $41,604
The top three sports by percent of the total handle were:
Football (59.3%)
Basketball (26.7%)
Ice Hockey (4.7%)
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.
