Nearly One Million Dollars Bet on Super Bowl in Montana

Nearly one million dollars was bet on the Super Bowl this year in Montana.

According to Sports Bet Montana, which runs the only gambling book in the state, a total of $977,352 dollars was bet on Super Bowl 58 between the Chiefs and 49ers. That's a 31% increase from last seasons Super Bowl which had a total handle of almost $750,000.

The payout also increased by 53%. The public as a whole lost a total of $121,181 dollars last season and just 20,276 dollars this year.

A total of 41,392 bets were placed on the game.

For those that follow Shaun Rainey, his special boosts finished the year with the public playing in $28,084 dollars and paying out $50,819, that's a $22,735 profit for the public.