It is expected that because of the massive area the Big Sky State occupies, the initial roll-out will be soft and that it’ll take awhile to get all approved licensees adequately trained in operating the betting terminals.<\/p>\n
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“Montana is larger than Germany, and the distance our crews need to travel is really the limiting factor on how quickly all terminals get out in the field,” said McKee.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Montana Lottery will also be introducing a website that will feature instructions on how bettors can access the Sport Bet Montana mobile app.<\/strong><\/p>\nAccepted Bets<\/h2>\n
Gamblers in Montana will be able to place bets on college and professional sports, including basketball, baseball, boxing, football, golf, hockey, mixed martial arts (MMA), motor sports, and tennis. Montana isn’t home to any professional teams, nor do any of its universities play Division I football.<\/p>\n
Of the 14 states where sports wagering is currently legal and live, eight don’t have professional sports franchises.<\/strong><\/p>\nAssuming some Montana businesses are offering sports betting in advance of the NCAA Tournament, the state will be vying with Illinois for the honor of the first to go live with legal sports gambling in 2020. After that pair, Colorado is next in line, targeting a May 1 launch date<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Montana Lottery Commission on Thursday announced which sports Big Sky State gamblers can wager on and what type of bets will be accepted. There also appears to be a chance some locations there will be able to take bets in advance of the NCAA Tournament. The commission approved traditional bets, such as moneylines, spreads, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":127675,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13592,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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