HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending November 9:
Handle: $1,772,668
Payout: $1,500,943
Gross Gaming Revenue: $271,725
Sales Agent Commissions: $53,180
The top three sports by percent of the total handle were:
Football (66.2%)
Basketball (18.6%)
Ice Hockey (6.2%)
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.
