#Special Session

Jeffrey Schweers, Capital Bureau USA TODAY NETWORK - FLORIDA One hundred years after it was first legalized in Florida, could horse racing be going the way of greyhound racing: Out of business? Lawmakers return to Tallahassee Monday for a special session to consider a new gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe, giving it exclusive rights to run…

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Sports fans can place a wager in any of Missouri's neighboring states, but not within the borders of the Show Me State. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say 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…

Missouri state lawmaker Dan Houx doesn't see the Kansas City Chiefs leaving Missouri. He's even more confident they won't leave Missouri for Kansas. Kansas launched retail and online sports betting through state-operated casinos on Sept. 1 under legislation passed last May. That law puts a 10 percent tax on operator revenue, with the majority of…

The first three weeks of sports betting in Kansas have gone smoothly, according to one of the state's main regulators. Kansas Lottery Executive Director Stephen Durrell told LSR last week there have been no struggles since the KS sports betting market opened Sept. 1. There are six operators taking bets, including 2.4 million in the…

Since 2018, sports betting has taken off across the States of America. The ability to bet on sports, either online or live, has energized fans of all sports and helped the coffers of different states. Two states, however, are heading in two completely different directions regarding the dicey subject. California Maybe… The state of California has…

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…

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…

While the governor wants the focus on a tax cut, some in the legislature see an opportunity to revisit legal sports betting. Another push for sports betting in Missouri is being mounted by lawmakers in the state - even if the governor doesn't think the timing is right. Members of the Missouri House of Representatives and Senate are back at work to…

Six of the eight states that border Missouri now have legal online sports betting available, leaving the remaining illegal status of sports betting in Missouri as more of an outlier than ever. One state legislature member is giving the body the opportunity to address that. The Missouri legislature is currently in a special session and considering…

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…