Written by :
Published on :
No matter where you are located in the Show Me State of Missouri, local bookies are only a stone’s throw away. You just have to know how to find them.
Bookies in Missouri aren’t as likely to announce themselves without some degree of fear. Bookmaking and gambling laws in this state are among the strictest in the continental US. While Missouri does make simple gambling a misdemeanor, professional gamblers and bookmakers are subject to felony punishment.
The state hasn’t shied away from prosecuting bookies in recent years. On the local front, 54-year-old Douglas Lee Brown was charged in 2009 with taking bets on sporting events during the year 2007 and did agree to forfeit $295,43.
For a number of years, St. Louis served as the federal epicenter of prosecution of offshore bookmakers, most notably BetOnSports.com.
Columbia, Missouri will feature its fair share of corner and campus bookies thanks to it being the home of the University of Missouri and the highly successful Mizzou Tigers football team.
St. Louis of course is home to the NFL Rams and MLB Cardinals.
- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com
