Montana Sports Wagering Soars: $745K in Wagers

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HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending July 13:

• Handle: $745,512
• Payout: $625,445
• Gross Gaming Revenue: $120,067
• Sales Agent Commissions: $22,365

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

• Baseball (67.3%)
• Basketball (10.1%)
• Soccer (9.6%)

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 $953 million in prizes and returned approximately $342 million to the State of Montana and $97 million in sales agent commissions. To access an archive of previous winners, click here.

SOURCE: The Montana Lottery.