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.
