HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending November 16:
Handle: $1,765,104
Payout: $1,285,633
Gross Gaming Revenue: $479,470
Sales Agent Commissions: $52,953
The top three sports by percent of the total handle were:
Football (59.1%)
Basketball (20.7%)
Boxing (6.9%)
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.
