Montana’s Sports Wagering: Touchdown!

Big bets, big wins in Montana

HELENA, Montana (November 12, 2024) – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending November 9:

• Handle: $1,772,668
• Payout: $1,500,943
• Gross Gaming Revenue: $271,725
• Sales Agent Commissions: $53,180

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

• Football (66.2%)
• Basketball (18.6%)
• Ice Hockey (6.2%)

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 $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: Montana Lottery.