Gambling Statistics and Reports
Montana has more than 1,600 licensed gambling operators and locations that offer more than 17,000
video gambling machines to the public. There are legal gambling establishments in every county in the
state.
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 fiscal years.
| Fiscal Years |
Downloadable Format |
| 2007-2008 |
PDF |
| 2005-2006 |
PDF |
| 2003-2004 |
PDF |
| 2001-2002 |
PDF |
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.
| Report |
Downloadable Format |
| FY 09 First Quarter Summary |
PDF |
Video Gambling Machine Tax Collections
The division keeps quarterly statistics on video gambling machine (VGM) tax collections by county
and larger cities.
| Report |
Updated Frequency |
Date Updated |
Downloadable Format |
| Ten-Year Summary of Video Gambling Machine Taxes |
Annually |
11/03/08 |
PDF |
| Fiscal Year to Date VGM Taxes by County and Larger Cities |
Quarterly |
11/03/08 |
PDF |
Reports
The Gambling Control Division maintains lists of all licensed gambling businesses and machines active
in Montana.
Under 2-6-109 of the Montana Code
Annotated, the lists contained in the following reports must not be used as mailing lists.
Using this information as a mailing list constitutes a criminal misdemeanor.
Fiscal Year 2009
| Report |
Updated Frequency |
Date Updated |
Downloadable Format |
| Active Machine Count, by manufacturer and model |
Monthly |
01/01/09 |
PDF |
| Active Machine Count, by route operator |
Monthly |
01/01/09 |
PDF |
| Average Gross Daily Income for establishments with less than 20
machines, by VGM model |
Quarterly |
11/03/08 |
PDF |
| Average Gross Daily Income for establishments with 20 machines,
by VGM model |
Quarterly |
11/03/08 |
PDF |
| Establishments Offering Live Card Games |
Monthly |
01/01/09 |
PDF |
| Establishments Offering Live Keno and/or Bingo |
Monthly |
01/01/09 |
PDF |
| Licensed Antique Slot Machine Dealers and Locations |
Monthly |
01/01/09 |
PDF |
| Licensed Card Dealers |
Weekly |
01/03/09 |
PDF |
| Licensed Card Room Contractors and the establishments with which
they contract |
Monthly |
01/01/09 |
PDF |
| Licensed Gambling Operators |
Monthly |
01/01/09 |
PDF |
| Licensed Manufacturers/Distributors/Route Operators |
Monthly |
01/01/09 |
PDF |
| Manufacturer Market Share of active machines |
Monthly |
01/01/09 |
PDF |
| Video Gambling Machine Game Programs - Approved for Montana |
Monthly |
01/01/09 |
PDF |
| Video Gambling Machine Game Programs - Obsolete for Montana |
Monthly |
01/01/09 |
PDF |
| Video Gambling Machine Game Programs - Approved for Reservations |
Monthly |
01/01/09 |
PDF |
| Video Gambling Machine Game Programs - Obsolete for Reservations |
Monthly |
01/01/09 |
PDF |
Fiscal Year 2008
| Report |
Date Updated |
Downloadable Format |
| Average Gross Daily Income for establishments with less than 20
machines, by VGM model |
6/30/08 |
PDF |
| Average Gross Daily Income for establishments with 20 machines,
by VGM model |
6/30/08 |
PDF |
Fiscal Year 2007
| Report |
Date Updated |
Downloadable Format |
| Average Gross Daily Income for establishments with less than 20
machines, by VGM model |
06/30/07 |
PDF |
| Average Gross Daily Income for establishments with 20 machines,
by VGM model |
06/30/07 |
PDF |
Fiscal Year 2006
| Report |
Date Updated |
Downloadable Format |
| Average Gross Daily Income for establishments with less than 20
machines, by VGM model |
06/30/06 |
Text |
| Average Gross Daily Income for establishments with 20 machines,
by VGM model |
06/30/06 |
Text |
