HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending January 1:
Handle: $1,281,147
Payout: $1,056,446
Gross Gaming Revenue: $224,701
Sales Agent Commissions: $38,000
The top three sports by percent of total handle were:
Football (73%)
Basketball (21%)
Hockey (3%)
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.
