Montana’s Sports Wagering: A Winning Week

Sports Bet Montana rewards players, businesses

HELENA, Montana (November 18, 2024) – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending November 16:

• Handle: $1,765,104
• Payout: $1,285,633
• Gross Gaming Revenue: $479,470
• Sales Agent Commissions: $52,953

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

• Football (59.1%)
• Basketball (20.7%)
• Boxing (6.9%)

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.

Click here to access an archive of Sports Bet Montana data

SOURCE: The Montana Lottery.