Baseball and Hockey Trail Football in Montana Sports Wagering

Sports Bet Montana rewards players, businesses

HELENA, Montana (October 21, 2024) – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending October 19:

• Handle: $1,889,864
• Payout: $2,259,426
• Gross Gaming Revenue: ($369,563)
• Sales Agent Commissions: $56,696

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

• Football (67.4%)
• Baseball (17.6%)
• Ice Hockey (4.8%)

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 $1.06 billion in prizes and returned approximately $361.3 million to the State of Montana and $104.5 million in sales agent commissions.

SOURCE: Montana Lottery.