HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending March 1:
Handle: $949,225
Payout: $953,229
Gross Gaming Revenue: ($4,003)
Sales Agent Commissions: $28,477
The top three sports by percent of the total handle were:
Basketball (72.8%)
Ice Hockey (10.1%)
Soccer (6.6%)
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.