Montana Sports Wagering Handle Reaches $1.03 Million in Latest Report

Baseball leads Montana Sports Wagering

HELENA,, Montana (June 3, 2024) – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending June 1:

• Handle $1,038,448
• Payout: $982,839
• Gross Gaming Revenue: $55,608
• Sales Agent Commissions: $31,153

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

• Baseball (45.5%)
• Basketball (26.8%)
• Ice Hockey (10.0%)

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.

SOURCE: The Montana Lottery.