Baseball Leads Montana Sports Wagering with 51.4% of Total Handle

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HELENA, Montana (June 17, 2024) – 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.

SOURCE: Sports Bet Montana.