The Montana Lottery reported sports betting revenue of $4.7 million for the first half of 2025, up 44% from the same period a year earlier.
The reported increase gives stakeholders a measure of sports betting revenue in Montana during the first half of 2025.
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The Montana Lottery reported that sports betting handle in Montana rose 44% in February to $5.4 million.
Sara Howe, executive director of the Addiction Professionals of North Carolina, said the state’s problem gambling helpline received 79% more calls within six months of sports betting launching. Howe also said more people, including first-time gamblers, are seeking help; the report gives no call totals.
Sports wagers in Kansas rose 9% to $208.8m in April, according to the report. It said online betting drove the increase.
The annual value of sports betting sponsorship deals in the Americas rose 145% between 2020 and 2025 to more than $1.45bn, according to GlobalData's Sponsorship Sector Report – Gambling & Betting – Americas 2026. The number of contracts grew 106.6% over the same period, with football the leading channel.
The yearly value of sports betting sponsorship deals across the Americas grew 145% between 2020 and 2025, reaching more than $1.45bn, according to the Sponsorship Sector Report – Gambling & Betting – Americas 2026 produced by GlobalData. Over the same period the number of contracts rose 106.6%.
Scott Bright filed a lawsuit against Kalshi in King County Superior Court, alleging the platform violated Washington's online gambling ban. His complaint says he lost $308,781.62 between 17 June and 14 August 2026; Kalshi has sought dismissal and argues its event contracts are regulated under federal law and that counterparties, not the company, received his losses.
Scott Bright has sued Kalshi in Washington, alleging that its prediction market violated the state's online gambling ban. Kalshi has sought to dismiss the case.