Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 23 > Chapter 7 > Part 2 - Administration

• bet: means the staking or risking by a person of something of value upon an agreement or understanding that the person or another person will receive something of value in the event of a certain outcome. See Montana Code 23-7-103
• Commission: means the state lottery and sports wagering commission created by 23-7-201. See Montana Code 23-7-103
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Director: means the director appointed by the governor under 23-7-210 to administer and manage the state lottery. See Montana Code 23-7-103
• Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
• Prizes: means any winning tickets, chances, wagers, or bets validated by the state lottery central gaming system and sold by any sales agent. See Montana Code 23-7-103
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Sales agent: means an entity that holds a lottery license or sports wagering license as provided in this chapter. See Montana Code 23-7-103
• Sports wagering: means accepting wagers on sporting events or portions of sporting events, or on the individual performance statistics of athletes in a sporting event or combination of sporting events, by any system or method of wagering, including but not limited to in-person or over the internet through websites and on mobile devices. See Montana Code 23-7-103
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• State lottery: means the Montana state lottery and sports wagering agency created and operated pursuant to this chapter. See Montana Code 23-7-103