Montana Sports Wagering: A Weekly Rundown of Handle, Payout, and Revenue

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HELENA, Montana (December 0, 2024) – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending December 7:

• Handle: $1,386,470
• Payout: $1,716,275
• Gross Gaming Revenue: ($329,806)
• Sales Agent Commissions: $41,594

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

• Football (63.6%)
• Basketball (21.6%)
• Ice Hockey (5.7%)

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.

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SOURCE: Montana Lottery.