Missouri to discuss gambling bill Monday

JEFFERSON CITY - The Missouri House is poised again to take up a longshot bid to make sports betting legal in the state. After years of failing to get a law on the books because of an ongoing impasse in the Senate, the latest push comes as Missouri's professional sports teams and mobile gaming operators are gathering signatures to put the question…

Bill DeWitt III, president of the St. Louis Cardinals, foreground, testifies in favor of sports wagering during a 2022 state Senate hearing alongside Todd George, executive vice president of Penn National Gaming, center, and Jeremy Kudon, president of the Sports Betting Alliance. | Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent Frustrated with legislative…

RUDI KELLER, Missouri Independent Frustrated with legislative inaction on sports wagering, Missouri's major sports franchises are going directly to voters. On Friday, a coalition that includes six major sports teams and is backed by major donations from two sports betting platforms announced an initiative campaign to put sports gambling on this…

These petitions come in wake of a new NFL season kicking off. Tired of waiting for the Missouri legislature to get its act together when it comes to greenlighting legal sports betting, pro teams in the Show Me State are ready for the public to decide. A coalition headed by MLB's St. Louis Cardinals also includes the Kansas City Royals, the NFL's…

For the second straight legislative session, the Missouri House has approved a statewide digital sports betting bill. The 118-35 vote Wednesday represented three votes more in favor than in 2022. The bill now moves on to the Senate, where it was killed by filibuster last session. HB 556 and its companion, HB 581, would allow for retail and digital…

If sports betting is legalized, it is projected to generate roughly $950 million in adjusted gross revenue for the Show-Me State through 2027. Missouri is attempting to authorize legal sports betting after previous failed attempts. On Monday, the state's House approved House Bill 556 and House Bill 581 - two pieces of legislation that would…

Missouri is slowly being surrounded by states that have legalized sports betting, including Kansas, a fact that has put a few noses out of joint in Jefferson City. Lawmakers in the Show-Me State are taking another run at legalizing online sports betting sites, but some of the issues that blocked previous efforts remain and could reaggravate the…

Missouri lawmakers held their first hearing on legal sports betting hearing Wednesday, backed by 14 stakeholders in favor of legalizing with just a few speakers opposed, including one who doesn't oppose legalized wagering but would like to see revamped legislation. Reps. Dan Houx and Phil Christofanelli jointly introduced HB 556 and HB 581, which…

MISSOURI (KMOV) - Fifty million people are expected to bet on the upcoming Super Bowl, but despite the demand, none of those people will be making those legal bets in Missouri. If a St. Louis resident wants to legally bet now, they'd have to drive to Illinois and bet on their phone or at a casino. But that could change. The Missouri Legislature is…

The bill is the second piece of legislation to be introduced in Missouri this week for the new 2023 state legislative session that runs through May 12. Missouri is back on track to join the list of states with legal sports betting in the U.S. House Rep. Phil Christofanelli (R-St. Peters) sponsored House Bill 581 on Wednesday,legislation designed to…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - House Bill 581 filed Wednesday and House Bill 556 filed Tuesday have the same goal in mind, bringing sports betting to Missouri. "It's just simply been too long for our legislature to fail to act on this issue that's so important to many of our constituents," Rep. Phil Christofanelli, a St. Peters Republican and HB 581…

Sports betting legalization in Missouri is still a highly debated issue, as lawmakers on both sides of the aisle acknowledge the state is playing a losing hand by keeping the practice unregulated. Both Senate and House leadership have seemingly agreed the topic is a priority, which is set to be reintroduced during the next legislative…

The Missouri legislature probably feels like a kid whose parent continually says, "No!" Lawmakers are in a special session right now to discuss cutting state income taxes. While several of them want Gov. Mike Parson to add sports betting to the special session, the governor's spokesperson, Kelli Jones, said that's a no-go. "Sports betting is…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are saying Missouri is playing a losing hand after not legalizing sports betting. It's a big question many Missourians want to know: when will I legally be allowed to place a wager on college or professional sports teams? Both Senate and House leadership this week said it's a priority. "I…

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson ended all hopes for legal wagering in 2022 Monday when he announced that sports betting could not be voted on during a series of special sessions he called. In Missouri, a governor who calls a special session can dictate what topics will be discussed, and Parson never had legal sports betting in mind when he called the…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Sports betting is up for discussion again at the Missouri Statehouse, but unless the governor expands his call for special session, passing the legislation could be a long shot. The roadblock lies within Gov. Mike Parson's call for special session which is about tax cuts and reauthorizing tax credits for farmers. Rep. Dan…

MISSOURI (KCTV) - A Missouri lawmaker is looking to play catch-up with Kansas on sports betting. Kansas is the 31st state to have active, legal sports betting, recently joining nearby states Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, and Tennessee. Further discussion on sports betting in Missouri is set to happen Monday afternoon following Republican State Rep. Dan…

A bill to legalize was introduced this week during a legislative special session at the Capitol in Jefferson City. Other recent developments nationwide include an overall sports-betting update in Louisiana and a decision in Massachusetts to hold off on announcing when wagering can begin. On Wednesday, Rep. Dan Houx, R-Warrensburg, introduced House…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Missouri House is set to discuss sports wagering Monday. House Bill 4, sponsored by Republican Rep. Dan Houx of Warrensburg, was filed and read for the first time Wednesday. Thursday, it was read a second time and referred to be included in an upcoming emerging issues meeting. Last session, sports betting was not approved…

Missouri lawmakers reconvened in Jefferson City Wednesday for the start of a series of veto, extraordinary, and technical sessions, none of which appears to allow sports wagering to be reconsidered, but Rep. Dan Houx filed a betting bill anyway. The bill is one of five filed and four that got first readings in the House. Twenty-two bills have been…