A dated look at whether a Montana resident can use Sporttrade. Montana runs sports betting through the state lottery rather than open commercial licensing, so Sporttrade was never offered here, and it has now closed its US markets. Information, not advice. As of February 2026.
Last reviewed 25 February 2026 · Status as of February 2026 · Information, not legal advice
As of February 2026, Sporttrade is not available to a Montana resident. Montana offers sports betting only through the state lottery system, Sports Bet Montana, run by its vendor Intralot, rather than through openly licensed commercial operators. Sporttrade was never licensed here, and it has now wound down its state regulated betting exchange across all of its former states, with the last access ending on 26 June 2026.
Montana's lottery monopoly model leaves no licensing path for an independent exchange like Sporttrade, so it was never offered to a Montana resident. With Sporttrade now offline nationwide while it waits on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the answer is a clear not available.
Montana legalised sports betting through its state lottery. Wagers are placed through Sports Bet Montana, operated by the lottery's vendor Intralot, rather than through a competitive market of independently licensed mobile sportsbooks. That structure means there is no commercial sports betting licence for an exchange operator such as Sporttrade to obtain in Montana.
Because of that, Sporttrade was never offered to a Montana resident even when it was operating. Its five licensed states were New Jersey, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa and Virginia. Montana was not, and under the current state model could not easily have been, one of them.
Sporttrade has stopped offering its state regulated betting exchange. Per Sporttrade's own customer notices and reporting from May 2026, the company wound down sports wagering in its licensed states with the last platform access ending on 26 June 2026, and it has applied to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to register as a designated contract market and a derivatives clearing organisation. That application was still pending and had not been approved as of February 2026.
So for a Montana resident the answer rests on two separate facts. The state's lottery run model did not admit an exchange like Sporttrade, and Sporttrade has in any case now closed its state betting business while a federal decision is pending. If you want a prediction market product, the federally overseen venues below are generally reachable for non sports categories, with sports event contracts contested nationally.
Sporttrade itself is not available to a Montana resident at present, so we do not point you to it. The venues below are federally overseen prediction market exchanges that a verified Montana resident can generally reach for the non sports categories. Sports event contracts are contested across all of them, so confirm the specific market before acting.
Availability is indicative and individual states may restrict specific products such as sports event contracts. Scores are illustrative editorial examples. Confirm the current position with the platform before acting.
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No. As of February 2026, Sporttrade is not available to a Montana resident. Montana runs sports betting through the state lottery, so Sporttrade was never licensed here, and it has now closed its US betting markets. This is general information, not legal advice.
Montana offers sports betting through the state lottery system, Sports Bet Montana, operated by its vendor Intralot, rather than through openly licensed commercial sportsbooks. This is a more restricted model than most states.
Under Montana's lottery run model there is no open commercial sports betting licence of the kind Sporttrade held elsewhere. In any case, Sporttrade has now exited state regulated betting to pursue federal registration, which is still pending.
Federally overseen prediction market venues such as those listed above are generally reachable for non sports categories. Sports event contracts are contested. Confirm eligibility and the specific market on each platform before acting.
The position above rests on the sources below. Confirm it yourself before you act, because the rules in this area change.
Status as of February 2026. General information, not legal advice.