Baseball Leads Montana Sports Wagering

August 27, 2024 | Sports Betting

Sports Bet Montana rewards players, businesses

HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending August 24:

  • Handle: $825,214
  • Payout: $596,875
  • Gross Gaming Revenue: $228,338
  • Sales Agent Commissions: $24,756

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

  • Baseball (52.7%)
  • Football (27.5%)
  • Soccer (7.2%)

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.

Click here to access an archive of Sports Bet Montana data

 

SOURCE: The Montana Lottery.

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