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After a highly anticipated wait, Missouri has become the latest US state to launch sports betting, both online and in-person.
Voters approved a measure to allow regulated sports betting last year. The Missouri Gaming Commission (MGC) took ten months to create a legal framework.
FanDuel and DraftKings are expected to make up the vast majority of the market share in Missouri. Other sites launching include BetMGM and Circa Sports.
Bet365, Fanatics and the newly branded TheScore (previously ESPN Bet) are also scheduled to launch their respective sportsbooks.
Daily Fantasy Sports site Underdog had been expected to launch a tradition sportsbook in The Show Me State but has since announced it will back away from those plans.
Ameristar Casino Kansas City and Horseshoe St. Louis are two of the casino properties that will feature a branded sportsbook.
As far as taxes go, Missouri casinos currently withhold 4% on gambling winnings of $1,200 or more. Sports bettors are subjected to a 10% tax rate on their online sports wagers.
Like with a growing number of US states, some restrictions will be placed on player prop bets.
Customers will be unable to place player-specific prop bets on games involving college teams from Missouri-based schools such as the Mizzou Tigers.
Launch Just in Time for Chiefs Playoffs Run
For the first time in over ten years, the Kansas City Chiefs are in danger of failing to make the post season. The Chiefs have done so every year since 2015.
Since quarterback Patrick Mahomes joined the team, the Chiefs have appeared in five Super Bowls (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024 seasons). They have won three that include 2019, 2022, and 2023/2024 seasons (Super Bowl LIV, LVII, and LVIII).
Kansas City suffered a 31-28 demoralizing loss on Thanksgiving Day to the Dallas Cowboys and now sit at 6-6, two games down from the division leading Denver Broncos. As things stand entering Week 13, the Chiefs would not make the playoffs.
“I mean, our ceiling is playing in the Super Bowl,” Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said afterward. “But at the end of the day, you’ve got to go out and do it on a week-in and week-out basis. We can beat anybody. But we’ve shown we can lose to anybody.”
The Chiefs currently would pay out between $1000 and $1600 for every $100 bet to win the 2026 Super Bowl.
- Gilbert Horowitz, Gambling911.com
