Gambling Statistics & Reports
Montana has more than 1,400 licensed gambling operators and locations that offer more than 16,000 video gambling machines to the public. There are legal gambling establishments in every county in the state.
Statistics & Reports
Gambling Statistics by Quarter
Gambling Statistics by Quarter (Quarterly Summary)
This summary provides a brief overview of trends in video gambling machine tax collections and permits, liquor and gambling licenses, and card games and bingo.
Fiscal Year 2024
Fiscal Year 2023
Fiscal Year 2022
- FY 22 First Quarter Summary
- FY 22 Second Quarter Summary
- FY 22 Third Quarter Summary
- FY22 Fourth Quarter Summary
Fiscal Year 2021
- FY 21 First Quarter Summary
- FY 21 Second Quarter Summary
- FY 21 Third Quarter Summary
- FY21 Fourth Quarter Summary
Fiscal Year 2020
- FY 20 First Quarter Summary
- FY 20 Second Quarter Summary
- FY 20 Third Quarter Summary
- FY 20 Fourth Quarter Summary
Fiscal Year 2019
- FY 19 First Quarter Summary
- FY 19 Second Quarter Summary
- FY 19 Third Quarter Summary
- FY19 Fourth Quarter Summary
Fiscal Year 2018
- FY 18 First Quarter Summary
- FY 18 Second Quarter Summary
- FY18 Third Quarter Summary
- FY18 Fourth Quarter Summary
Fiscal Year 2017
- FY 17 First Quarter Summary
- FY 17 Second Quarter Summary
- FY 17 Third Quarter Summary
- FY17 Fourth Quarter Summary
Fiscal Year 2016
- FY 16 First Quarter Summary
- FY 16 Second Quarter Summary
- FY 16 Third Quarter Summary
- FY16 Fourth Quarter Summary
Fiscal Year 2015
- FY 15 First Quarter Summary
- FY 15 Second Quarter Summary
- FY 15 Third Quarter Summary
- FY 15 Fourth Quarter Summary
Video Gambling Machine Tax Collections
The division keeps quarterly statistics on video gambling machine (VGM) tax collections by county and larger cities, and are updated quarterly. This data is now included in the Quarterly Statistics Summary Report above.
Biennial Reports
Biennial Reports
The Gambling Control Division publishes a biennial report that provides comprehensive statistics on gambling in Montana and summarizes the division’s activities. The appendices include charts showing the taxes collected and the number of video gambling machines by city and county. Biennial reports are available for the fiscal years below.
Fiscal Years
Licensed Gambling Businesses
Reports
The Gambling Control Division maintains lists of all licensed gambling businesses and machines active in Montana. Additional information can be found using the TAP Gambling Licensee Search.
Under 2-6-1017 of the Montana Code Annotated, the lists contained in the following reports must not be used as distribution list. Using this information as a distribution list constitutes a criminal misdemeanor.
Fiscal Year 2025
| Report | Updated Frequency | |
|---|---|---|
| Establishments Offering Live Card Games | Monthly | |
| Establishments Offering Live Keno and/or Bingo | Monthly | |
| Licensed Antique Slot Machine Dealers | Monthly | |
| Licensed Card Dealers | Weekly | |
| Licensed Card Room Contractors – with the locations with which they contract | Monthly | |
| Licensed Gambling Operators | Monthly | |
| Licensed Manufacturers/Distributors/Vendors | Monthly |
VGM Reports
Average Gross Daily Income by VGM Model
Weighted Average Gross Daily Income by Model
Additional VGM Reports
Video Gambling Machine Tax Collections
The division keeps quarterly statistics on video gambling machine (VGM) tax collections by county and larger cities, and are updated quarterly.This data is now included in the Quarterly Statistics Summary Report above.