title: Montana — Outlook: What is coming? | advennt.io canonical: https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/montana/outlook/ [Jurisdictions](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/) [Montana](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/montana/) Outlook Montana · Question 11 of 11 # Outlook: What is coming? Mixed · Probable · AI-generated · [Back to full Montana report →](https://advennt.io/jurisdictions/montana/) Key section parameters | Jurisdiction | Montana (US-MT) | |---|---| | Regulator | Montana Department of Justice — Gambling Control Division & Montana Lottery | | Favourability | Mixed | | Confidence | Probable | | Review status | AI-generated | | Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 | Summary answer The near-term outlook is dominated by two live uncertainties: (1) whether federal courts will find CFTC-regulated prediction markets preempt Montana's SB 555 ban, and (2) whether the Tavern Association / Montana Lottery political equilibrium that has blocked mobile sportsbook and online-casino liber… ## Full section analysis The near-term outlook is dominated by two live uncertainties: (1) whether federal courts will find CFTC-regulated prediction markets preempt Montana's SB 555 ban, and (2) whether the Tavern Association / Montana Lottery political equilibrium that has blocked mobile sportsbook and online-casino liberalization for years will shift. No active legalization bill for DFS or commercial online gambling is currently known to be pending.