April 2026: Since Missouri's sports wagering launch, Kansas and Illinois have actually posted year-over-year sports betting decreases, with Kansas seeing the steepest drops.
March 2026: Missouri saw its biggest month-over-month decline in sports betting to date last month, going down from $380.4 million in January to $277 million in February.
March 2026: CEO Derek Stevens applauded Circa's sports wagering growth in Missouri despite the business tracking competitors in deal with.
March 2026: Missouri's online sports wagering deal with dropped 29% from $538.8 million in December 2025 to $380.4 million in January 2026, while in-person manage a little increased.
January 2026: Missouri's legal sportsbooks took in just over $543 million in wagers throughout the state's very first month of legal wagering.
January 2026: Missouri regulators banned most Super Bowl LX novelty prop bets, including coin toss and Gatorade color wagers, leaving restricted props offered.
January 2026: The MLB's Kansas City Royals have named Circa Sports their main betting partner after Underdog exited its collaboration with the team.
January 2026: Missouri regulators rejected the NCAA's demand to ban college player prop bets, pointing out insufficient information to justify a prohibition.
January 2026: The NHL's St. Louis Blues revealed a multi-year handle BetMGM, which will feature BetMGM signs and branding throughout Enterprise Center, dual-branded social media content and VIP hospitality experiences.
January 2026: Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce might be heavily leaning towards retirement, as his odds to hang it up have actually risen on forecast markets.
January 2026: The Kansas City Chiefs' planned move to Kansas will not alter Missouri's lineup of live mobile sportsbooks.
December 2025: With sports betting legal in Missouri, what does the year ahead have in store for the Show Me State?
December 2025: The start of legal sports wagering in Missouri has gone much better than many anticipated, with sports betting manage predicted to have actually exceeded $73 million in the very first week.
December 2025: Active sports wagering accounts in Missouri more than doubled to 520,000 in the very first full week of wagering.
December 2025: Missouri regulators are currently evaluating how prediction markets suit the state's new sports wagering landscape.
December 2025: Despite the Kansas City Chiefs' playoff chances decreasing with a 6-7 record, Missouri sports wagering is flourishing in the first month of legal sports betting in the state.
December 2025: The very first week of sports wagering saw 10s of thousands of new accounts in Missouri, with Arrowhead Stadium emerging as a betting hotspot before the Texans-Chiefs Week 14 Sunday Night video game.
December 2025: Sportsbook companies reported a surge in sign-ups and activity in the very first week since Missouri's Dec. 1 launch of legal sports betting, with Kansas City Chiefs futures controling early wagers.
December 2025: Missouri regulators applauded the smooth, glitch-free Dec. 1 launch of statewide online and retail sports betting after almost 13 months of regulative preparation.
December 2025: Just 24 hr into among the most anticipated U.S. sports betting launches in a number of years, GeoComply charted 2.6 million geolocation checks across Missouri.
December 2025: Covers' own Senior News Analyst Ryan Butler shares his minute-by-minute breakdown of the very first day of legal Missouri sports wagering.
December 2025: Missouri's launch of legal sports wagering functions a lighter tax problem and more competitive regulatory environment than some nearby states, positioning it to bring in citizens and out-of-state gamblers.
December 2025: Missouri's first legal sports wager was positioned at 12:01 a.m. at the BetMGM Sportsbook inside Century Casino & Hotel Cape Girardeau. The historical bet was a $100 parlay on the Blues, Chiefs, Chicago Bulls, and Chicago Bears to all win their upcoming matches.
December 2025: Legal Missouri sports wagering officially launches, permitting Show-Me Staters to start putting their first wagers with eight online sportsbooks - BetMGM, DraftKings, FanDuel, bet365, Fanatics Sportsbook, Caesars Sportsbook, theScore Bet, and Circa.
November 2025: The Kansas City Royals announce they are looking for a brand-new Missouri sports wagering partner following Underdog's unexpected exit.
November 2025: Missouri is releasing sports betting with guidelines needing age verification, self-exclusion alternatives, limit-setting tools, and popular responsible betting information.
November 2025: Missouri bettors waited almost 13 months from approval to the extremely anticipated Dec. 1 launch, the sixth-longest rollout among legal U.S. wagering markets.
November 2025: Underdog will no longer be among the sportsbooks releasing in the state of Missouri, instead focusing its attention on prediction markets in the state.
November 2025: Missourians seeking to back the home group have lots of pro and college options at for the extremely anticipated Dec. 1 launch of legal sports wagering in the Show-Me State.
November 2025: Caesars has partnered with former Chiefs QB Trent Green to promote its Missouri retail and mobile sportsbook launches that are set for Dec 1.
November 2025: Ahead of the extremely expected Dec. 1 launch of legal betting in Missouri, DraftKings is all systems go with $300 in rewards awaiting bettors.
November 2025: Ahead of the December 1 legal sports betting launch, Missouri sportsbooks are predicted to create nearly $4B in manage in their first complete year, with $525M in operator income and $50M+ in taxes.
November 2025: DraftKings and the St. Louis Blues have announced a significant collaboration that will see the sportsbook called the main sports betting and daily fantasy operator of the NHL team.
November 2025: The Missouri casino market thrived in October, ahead of the Dec. 1 launch of legal gaming, with local casinos reporting $164.9 million in revenue for October, a 9% yearly boost.
November 2025: Missouri customers can pre-register accounts and claim a range of sportsbook benefits leading up to the main launch of legal gaming.
November 2025: Missouri is preparing to introduce state-regulated sports banking on Dec. 1, even as federally controlled prediction markets already offer de facto sports betting in the state.
November 2025: Sports betting registration formally opens in Missouri, enabling users to register with their preferred sportsbooks and claim pre-launch offers.
November 2025: ESPN BET will shut down on December 1, following the decision by ESPN and PENN Entertainment to terminate their partnership early. The sportsbook will rebrand as theScore Bet, which's what Missourians will likely have access to when legal sports wagering launches.
October 2025: Stake Sportsbook, rapper Drake, and influencer Adin Ross have been implicated of unlawful gambling promo in Missouri. The lawsuit asserts that "home money" was utilized to misinform potential clients about gambling wins and losses.
October 2025: Missouri issues momentary sports betting licenses for the 7 other online sportsbooks aiming to go live on launch day: BetMGM, bet365, Caesars, ESPN BET, FanDuel, Fanatics, and Underdog.
October 2025: A minimum of 7 more Missouri sportsbooks are expected to earn momentary licenses, an essential procedural relocation that prepares them for the arranged December launch.
October 2025: Circa Sportsbook will launch in Missouri on day one with a revamped app featuring a universal wallet and expanded wagering menu.
October 2025: Underdog Sports and the St. Louis Blues revealed a multi-year marketing partnership created to amplify the experience for NHL fans.
September 2025: Underdog, the sportsbook and everyday dream sports operator, revealed a partnership with Big league Baseball's Kansas City Royals.
September 2025: Missouri wagering will begin without arena sportsbooks as moving habits have left less need for in-person sportsbooks, even those within pro sports locations.
September 2025: Missouri's upcoming launch of legalized sports wagering in December might lower Kansas's wagering revenue, as Missouri citizens presently cross the border to position bets.
September 2025: Missouri's managed sportsbooks can start accepting wagers since 12:01 a.m. regional time Dec. 1, clarifying the launch time of the state's long-anticipated legal wagering debut.
September 2025: ESPN BET is the current of at least 9 sportsbook candidates anticipated to make an application for a Missouri sports betting license ahead of the Sept. 12 due date.
September 2025: The deadline for applications for a Missouri sports wagering license in time for the December rollout is Friday, Sept. 12, therefore far, 7 business have actually applied.
August 2025: Missouri's very first legal online and retail sportsbooks will not go live until December, meaning no there will be no legal bets for the whole college football regular season.
August 2025: A Missouri Gaming Commission conference indicates the state is still on track for a Dec. 1 sports betting launch, with at least 9 sportsbooks set to go live.
August 2025: Fanatics Sportsbook protected Missouri mobile betting access through a collaboration with Boyd Gaming, acquiring rights for both online and retail sportsbooks.
August 2025: Circa Sports plans to go cope with an online-only sportsbook in Missouri on launch day, providing a low-hold, high-volume design intended at serious gamblers.
August 2025: FanDuel and DraftKings anticipate more than $100M in combined losses from promos and marketing for Missouri's December mobile wagering launch.
August 2025: A number of the nation's most popular sportsbooks like DraftKings and FanDuel, to name a few, have announced Missouri launch plans less than a month ahead of an essential application deadline.
August 2025: Although Missouri sportsbooks won't introduce till December, Google verified in a statement that sports wagering marketing is now legal for all state-licensed operators.
August 2025: Hours after losing its bid to acquire among Missouri's 2 untethered online sports betting licenses, FanDuel partnered with Major League Soccer team St. Louis City SC.
August 2025: Circa Sports receiving one of two "untethered" mobile wagering licenses (with DraftKings) in Missouri is being hailed as a 'win for the little guys' after getting the license over industry giant FanDuel.
August 2025: DraftKings and Circa Sports got sports betting licenses in Missouri with the state's upcoming legal sports wagering launch set for December.
August 2025: DraftKings, FanDuel, and Circa Sports made their case for one of 2 untethered Missouri sports wagering licenses.
August 2025: The Missouri Gaming Commission confirms Fanatics' application for an online and retail sports wagering license, becoming the fifth operator to send out in the request.
August 2025: PENN Entertainment is hiring for retail sportsbook managers at its 2 Missouri gambling establishments, signaling plans to provide both in-person and mobile betting through ESPN BET.
July 2025: Missouri's sports wagering launch stays on track for December, as no objections were raised throughout a recent public hearing on proposed sportsbook guidelines.
July 2025: Missouri sports betting bids now include Circa, FanDuel, and DraftKings, who each intend to have untethered access in time for the state's mobile wagering launch.
July 2025: FanDuel obtains an untethered Missouri sports betting license.
July 2025: Missouri regulators are completing sports wagering rules ahead of a December online sportsbook launch.
June 2025: The first 2 sports betting operators are on the board in Missouri as DraftKings and Underdog apply for Missouri sports wagering licenses.
May 2025: BetMGM partners with Century Casinos for Missouri sports wagering gain access to ahead of the December launch.
May 2025: Missouri online sports wagering will formally release in December, with top sportsbooks getting in the marketplace after a delayed rollout and essential license choices this summer season.
May 2025: Sports betting license applications open in Missouri, where operators will pay a 10% wagering tax, which will mainly money education programs throughout the state.
May 2025: State regulators confirm that Missouri online and in-person sports betting will introduce in December.
April 2025: Missouri sports betting could precede Kansas' modifications to its sports betting structure.
March 2025: bet365 partners with the MLB's St. Louis Cardinals to introduce sports wagering in Missouri later on this year.
