Missouri election officials certify sports betting with 50.5% support

JEFFERSON CITY — Fans in Missouri will be able to bet on sports next year as a result of a ballot measure that barely passed despite getting help from record-setting spending and the state’s professional teams.

State election officials on Thursday certified that the sports betting measure passed with 50.05% support in the November election.

Although the constitutional amendment takes effect now, betting won’t begin immediately. State regulators first must draft rules and take applications from sportsbooks.

The Missouri Gaming Commission is working to launch sports betting by late spring or early summer — well before the amendment’s Dec. 1, 2025, deadline to do so, commission Executive Director Mike Leara said.




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