Touchdown! Football Dominates Montana Sports Wagering

October 8, 2024 | Sports Betting

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HELENA, Montana (October 7, 2024) – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending October 5:

  • Handle: $1,555,432
  • Payout: $1,371,157
  • Gross Gaming Revenue: $184,275
  • Sales Agent Commissions: $46,663

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

  • Football (73.3%)
  • Baseball (14.2%)
  • MMA (3.3%)

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 in sales agent commissions.

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SOURCE: Montana Lottery.

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