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Missouri Sports Betting Launch could Come Before Kansas Sportsbook Changes

gamblers have crossed into Kansas for almost three years to place legal sports bets. Three years from now, Kansas residents may do the exact same.

Key takeaways

- Kansas lawmakers halted new sportsbook license extensions till 2026, meaning possible regulatory changes that might affect its six legal operators after 2027.

- Missouri is set to launch legal mobile sportsbooks in late 2025, possibly reversing cross-border betting trends as Kansas bettors may head east.

- Future changes in Kansas might consist of a sole-operator model or tax walkings, affecting competition and motivating gamblers to seek alternatives in Missouri.

Kansas sports betting wagering background

Kansas released its very first legal mobile sportsbooks in 2022. Six books now take bets: BetMGM, Caesars, DraftKings, ESPN BET, Fanatics and FanDuel.

The capability to put legal bets in Kansas draws in wagerers on the Missouri side of the Kansas City metro area to Kansas to bet, with some doing so most or almost every day of the week.

That could alter if Kansas legislators overthrow the present regulatory structure. Sources inform Covers some legislators wish to increase the state's sports betting tax earnings, among the most affordable per capita of any of the 30 states with statewide legal mobile sportsbooks.

Kansas' most likely reconsideration of its six-book legal sports betting market next year will follow Missouri goes live with as numerous as a lots books; if Kansas considerably reduces its offerings, it could lead KS wagerers to place bets in MO, the reverse of the present pattern

The changes might be as easy as a tax increase. It might also result in a sole-source operator model some legislators are considering, one that might generate more direct income for the state however possibly displace some or all of the six existing sportsbooks when their licenses end in Aug. 2027.

The legislation passed previously this month just positions a restriction until 2026, indicating Kansas' current sportsbooks can take bets until their licenses end the list below year. Lawmakers may not even think about a significant change to the regulative structure when they reconvene for the 2026 session, meaning no perceptible impact for Sunflower State wagerers.

But the license extension restriction leaves the possibility for dramatic modifications that didn't appear feasible weeks ago.

Missouri sportsbooks prepare to introduce

The Kansas move comes as Missouri nears the launch of its legal sportsbooks.

Missouri's multi-year sports wagering legalization push ended in Nov. 2024, when voters directly authorized a ballot measure to bring legal retail and online sportsbooks to the state. The vote followed years of unsuccessful efforts to legalize sports betting in the legislature.

Missouri's legal sportsbooks are set to start taking bets in the 4th quarter of 2025. There are likewise set to be almost two times as many betting alternatives in Missouri as Kansas.

FanDuel and DraftKings contributed more than $30 million to support the ballot step. The 2 U.S. market share leaders have actually, as anticipated, announced plans to take bets in Missouri as soon as licensed.

Other books consisting of BetMGM, BetRivers and Underdog likewise announced launch plans. Bet365 struck an offer with MLB's St. Louis Cardinals and likewise plans to accept bets in the state.

Caesars, which opposed the tally step over license allocation concerns, operates 3 Missouri casinos and is eligible to release its online book in the state. Penn Entertainment (ESPN BET) and Bally's (Bally Bet) likewise run Missouri gambling establishments that approve them immediate market gain access to.

Other books including Hard Rock, reside in Illinois, sports betting might likewise pursue one of roughly two-dozen prospective Missouri sports betting wagering licenses.

The wider selection of Show Me State betting choices could attract Kansas bettors in the Kansas City metro area to Missouri to position bets, reversing years of gambler traffic going the opposite direction. This could accelerate if the Sunflower State reduces its sportsbook lineup, especially if DraftKings and/or FanDuel can no longer accept bets.

Missouri citizens in the Kansas City metro were the most ardent supporters of the sports wagering tally procedure, which might highlight citizens' interest in placing bets in their home state as soon as books go live.

Missouri's sports betting wagering lineup doubts ahead of the 2025 launch. Kansas' sportsbooks might change too in the ensuing years.