Missouri sports betting set to launch Dec. 1 as Gaming Commission approves licenses
Online sports betting in Missouri begins Dec. 1st.
NINE NEWS. TOMORROW, MISSOURI TAKES A BIG STEP TO SPORTS BETTING AS THE STATE GAMING COMMISSION WILL APPROVE TEMPORARY SPORTS BETTING LICENSES. KMBC9 JACKSON KURTZ HAS MORE ON HOW THIS SETS THE STAGE FOR THE DECEMBER 1ST LAUNCH DATE. WELL, ONLINE SPORTS BETTING COMING TO MISSOURI PRETTY SOON. WE’RE IN MISSION HILLS, KANSAS RIGHT NOW. STATE LINE ROAD JUST RIGHT THERE. SOON MISSOURIANS WON’T HAVE TO COME A BLOCK OVER AND PLACE A BET. SOON THEY CAN GO ON SITES LIKE DRAFTKINGS AND PLACE THAT BET ANYWHERE IN MISSOURI UNDER. AFTER MONTHS OF REVIEWING, VETTING, AND BACKGROUND SEARCHES, IT TOOK US A WHILE TO GET HERE, BUT WE CERTAINLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GOT IT RIGHT. THE MISSOURI GAMING COMMISSION WILL TAKE A BIG STEP IN APPROVING SPORTS BETTING LICENSES. DRAFTKINGS AND CIRCA. YOU’LL BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, STAY IN YOUR JAMMIES AND WATCH TV AND MAKE A BET. CHAIRWOMAN OF THE GAMING COMMISSION JAN ZIMMERMAN SAYS THESE APPLICANTS HAD TO FOLLOW HUNDREDS OF RULES IN ORDER TO HAVE THEIR PLATFORMS PERFORM CORRECTLY. YOU KNOW, THE RULES ARE NOT ONLY IN PLACE TO TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, SPORTS SPORTS WAGERING IS DONE LEGALLY AND CORRECTLY, BUT IT’S ALSO TO PROTECT THOSE CONSUMERS. EIGHT CASINOS IN THE STATE, LIKE HARRAH’S IN KANSAS CITY AND ARGOSY IN RIVERSIDE, WILL HAVE LEGAL SPORTSBOOKS IN THEM. IT’S PROBABLY GOING TO BE IN THE, YOU KNOW, TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN ANNUAL TAX REVENUE. YOU KNOW, HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IN OPERATING REVENUE AND BILLIONS IN TOTAL BETS PLACED. MANY OF OUR SPORTS TEAMS HAVE ALSO PARTNERED WITH SPORTS BETTING PLATFORMS, BUT THE CHIEFS ARE NOT PUBLICLY ON THAT LIST. IT’S INTERESTING. SO FAR, THEY HAVEN’T PICKED ONE. AND THE CHIEFS ARE IN AN INTERESTING SITUATION BECAUSE THEY’RE STILL FIGURING OUT WHERE THEY WANT TO PUT THEIR STADIUM, AND PART OF THIS IS IDEA IS THAT IF THEY MOVE TO KANSAS, THEN THEY’RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. STILL, IT’S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME IN MISSOURI WHEN ONLINE SPORTS BETTING WILL GO LIVE IN. THE NEXT STEP IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE APPS ARE RUNNING PROPERLY AND EVERYTHING’S READY TO GO BY THAT LAUNCH DATE, DECEMBER 1ST I
Updated: 7:19 PM CDT Oct 21, 2025
Missouri sports betting set to launch Dec. 1 as Gaming Commission approves licenses
Online sports betting in Missouri begins Dec. 1st.
Updated: 7:19 PM CDT Oct 21, 2025
Missouri is close to getting in on the sports betting action.On Wednesday, the Missouri Gaming Commission is expected to approve temporary sports betting licenses, setting the stage for wagering to go live on Dec. 1.“DraftKings and Circa…you’d be able to stay in your jammies and watch TV and make a bet,” said Jan Zimmerman, chairwoman of the Missouri Gaming Commission.Zimmerman said applicants had to meet hundreds of requirements to ensure their platforms perform properly.“The rules are not only in place to make sure that sports wagering is done legally and correctly, but it’s also to protect those consumers,” Zimmerman said.Eight casinos in the state, including Harrah’s in Kansas City and Argosy in Riverside, will have legal sportsbooks.“It’s probably going to be in the tens of millions of dollars in annual tax revenue, hundreds of millions in operator revenue, and billions total that’s placed,” said Ryan Butler, senior news editor at Covers.com.Many sports teams have also partnered with sports betting platforms, but the Chiefs are not publicly among them.“It’s interesting. So far, they haven’t picked one, and the Chiefs are in an interesting situation because they’re still figuring out where they want to put their stadium. And part of this idea is that if they move to Kansas, then they’re not going to have that opportunity,” Butler said.The next step is ensuring the apps function correctly in Missouri. The commission will inspect them and have them ready for launch by Dec. 1.Starting Monday, Nov. 17, Missourians will be able to deposit funds into online sportsbooks ahead of the launch.
Missouri is close to getting in on the sports betting action.
On Wednesday, the Missouri Gaming Commission is expected to approve temporary sports betting licenses, setting the stage for wagering to go live on Dec. 1.
“DraftKings and Circa…you’d be able to stay in your jammies and watch TV and make a bet,” said Jan Zimmerman, chairwoman of the Missouri Gaming Commission.
Zimmerman said applicants had to meet hundreds of requirements to ensure their platforms perform properly.
“The rules are not only in place to make sure that sports wagering is done legally and correctly, but it’s also to protect those consumers,” Zimmerman said.
Eight casinos in the state, including Harrah’s in Kansas City and Argosy in Riverside, will have legal sportsbooks.
“It’s probably going to be in the tens of millions of dollars in annual tax revenue, hundreds of millions in operator revenue, and billions total that’s placed,” said Ryan Butler, senior news editor at Covers.com.
Many sports teams have also partnered with sports betting platforms, but the Chiefs are not publicly among them.
“It’s interesting. So far, they haven’t picked one, and the Chiefs are in an interesting situation because they’re still figuring out where they want to put their stadium. And part of this idea is that if they move to Kansas, then they’re not going to have that opportunity,” Butler said.
The next step is ensuring the apps function correctly in Missouri.
The commission will inspect them and have them ready for launch by Dec. 1.
Starting Monday, Nov. 17, Missourians will be able to deposit funds into online sportsbooks ahead of the launch.