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HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending July 20:

Handle: $549,364
Payout: $405,356
Gross Gaming Revenue: $144,008
Sales Agent Commissions: $16,481

The top three sports by percent of the total handle were:

Baseball (44.9%)
Basketball (20.2%)
Golf (12.0%)

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 $953 million in prizes and returned approximately $342 million to the State of Montana and $97 million in sales agent commissions. To access an archive of previous winners, click here.

HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending July 13:

Handle: $745,512
Payout: $625,445
Gross Gaming Revenue: $120,067
Sales Agent Commissions: $22,365

The top three sports by percent of the total handle were:

Baseball (67.3%)
Basketball (10.1%)
Soccer (9.6%)

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 $953 million in prizes and returned approximately $342 million to the State of Montana and $97 million in sales agent commissions. To access an archive of previous winners, click here.

HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending July 6:

Handle $729,224
Payout: $553,531
Gross Gaming Revenue: $175,692
Sales Agent Commissions: $21,877

The top three sports by percent of the total handle were:

Baseball (67.8%)
Soccer (15.8%)
Basketball (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 $953 million in prizes and returned approximately $342 million to the State of Montana and $97 million in sales agent commissions. To access an archive of previous winners, click here.

HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending June 29:

Handle $839,796
Payout: $853,658
Gross Gaming Revenue: ($13,862)
Sales Agent Commissions: $25,194

The top three sports by percent of the total handle were:

Baseball (58.3%)
Soccer (12.7%)
MMA (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 $953 million in prizes and returned approximately $342 million to the State of Montana and $97 million in sales agent commissions. To access an archive of previous winners, click here.

HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending June 22:

Handle $926,257
Payout: $757,742
Gross Gaming Revenue: $168,515
Sales Agent Commissions: $27,788

The top three sports by percent of the total handle were:

Baseball (53.7%)
Basketball (18.6%)
Ice Hockey (8.8%)

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 $953 million in prizes and returned approximately $342 million to the State of Montana and $97 million in sales agent commissions. To access an archive of previous winners, click here.

HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending June 15:

Handle $990,488
Payout: $882,181
Gross Gaming Revenue: $108,307
Sales Agent Commissions: $29,715

The top three sports by percent of the total handle were:

Baseball (51.4%)
Basketball (24.7%)
Golf (6.5%)

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 $953 million in prizes and returned approximately $342 million to the State of Montana and $97 million in sales agent commissions. To access an archive of previous winners, click here.

HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending June 8:

Handle $842,161
Payout: $689,809
Gross Gaming Revenue: $152,352
Sales Agent Commissions: $25,265

The top three sports by percent of the total handle were:

Baseball (62.3%)
Basketball (16.9%)
Ice Hockey (6.1%)

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 $953 million in prizes and returned approximately $342 million to the State of Montana and $97 million in sales agent commissions. To access an archive of previous winners, click here.

HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending May 25:

Handle: $975,601

Payout: $879,638

Gross Gaming Revenue: $95,963

Sales Agent Commissions: $29,268

The top three sports by percent of the total handle were:

Baseball (45.4%)

Basketball (37.3%)

Ice Hockey (9.1%)

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 $853 million in prizes and returned approximately $320 million to the State of Montana and $90 million in sales agent commissions. To access an archive of previous winners, click here.

HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending May 18:

Handle: $1,146,072

Payout: $860,096

Gross Gaming Revenue: $285,976

Sales Agent Commissions: $34,382

The top three sports by percent of total handle were:

Basketball (38.0%)

Baseball (35.7%)

Ice Hockey (11.6%)

The Montana Lottery’s sports wagering product, Sports Bet Montana, launched after legislation passed in 2019 became law.

The Montana Lottery was created by citizen’s referendum in 1986. Since then, it has paid over $853 million in prizes and returned approximately $320 million to the State of Montana and $90 million in sales agent commissions.

HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending May 11:

Handle: $1,211,722

Payout: $1,094,568

Gross Gaming Revenue: $117,154

Sales Agent Commissions: $36,352

The top three sports by percent of total handle were:

Basketball (38.1%)

Baseball (36.7%)

Ice Hockey (15.2%)

The Montana Lottery’s sports wagering product, Sports Bet Montana, launched after legislation passed in 2019 became law.

The Montana Lottery was created by citizen’s referendum in 1986. Since then, it has paid over $853 million in prizes and returned approximately $320 million to the State of Montana and $90 million in sales agent commissions.