Baseball Leads Montana Sports Wagering

Sports Bet Montana rewards players, businesses

HELENA – The Montana Lottery today released sports wagering data for the week ending August 24:

• Handle: $825,214
• Payout: $596,875
• Gross Gaming Revenue: $228,338
• Sales Agent Commissions: $24,756

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

• Baseball (52.7%)
• Football (27.5%)
• Soccer (7.2%)

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 $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.