Spotlight Sports betting debuts in Missouri. Here's how it happened. From staff reports Dec 1, 2025 5 hrs ago 0 SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Getting legalized sports betting in Missouri was a yearslong effort. As of today, Missouri residents can wager on sports legally. kAm%96 DF446DD7F= 32==@E :?:E:2E:G6 <:4<65 @77 H:E9 AC@76DD:@?2= E62>DV >2D4@ED 56=:G6C:?8 D:8?65 A6E:E:@?D :? y6776CD@? r:EJ]k^Am Politics Coalition submits signatures to put sports betting on the Missouri ballot Alyse Pfeil kAm$A@CED E62>D 2?5 36EE:?8 4@>A2?:6D 7F?565 E96 42>A2:8? E@ 4@?G:?46 G@E6CD E@ A2DD E96 >62DFC6]k^Am Politics Missouri campaign for sports betting spends 5 times more than opposition Jack Suntrup | Post-Dispatch Elections Sports betting narrowly wins in Missouri. ‘Good for the teams,’ DeWitt says Austin Huguelet | Post-Dispatch kAmx?:E:2= C6A@CED D9@H65 2 ?2CC@H H:?i d_]`T] (96? E96 G@E6 H2D 46CE:7:65[ E96 >2C8:? 8C6H ;FDE 2 3:E]k^Am Politics A squeaker: Sports betting passed in Missouri with just 50.05% support, certified results show Summer Ballentine and David A. Lieb Associated Press kAm%96 >62DFC6 C6BF:C6D E96 DE2E6 E@ 565:42E6 2E =62DE Sd >:==:@? 2 J62C 7C@> :ED DA@CED 36EE:?8 E2I C6G6?F6 E@ 4@>32E 4@>AF=D:G6 82>3=:?8]k^Am People are also reading… Fire engulfs old factory complex slated for redevelopment in downtown Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Sonny Gray waives no-trade clause so Cardinals can deal him to Boston for 2 pitchers By trading Sonny Gray, Cardinals assert their new direction: They're in the futures market Cardinals set to be MLB revenue-sharing recipient for first time. What does that mean? 1 killed, 2 injured in O'Fallon, Mo., crash Another of Bailey's businesses is in trouble. Restaurants will stay open, he says. Mizzou signs Eli Drinkwitz to new contract, keeping football coach in place A tale of 2 tunnels: Inside Mizzou coach Eli Drinkwitz's decision to sign extension, stay UM System Board of Curators to meet amid questions about Eli Drinkwitz's future Cardinals bring back Yohel Pozo on major league deal, sign pitchers to minor league pacts What has Jordan Walker smiling in the batting cage? Inside his plan for a pivotal offseason Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ will see the season's first winter storm Friday, Saturday Two West Virginia National Guard members shot in DC Mizzou administration approves extension for Eli Drinkwitz, now awaiting signature McClellan: Vying for the affections of a 2-year-old Crime Sports betting is coming to Missouri. A fund to help prevent problem gambling will follow. Zach Dyer KFF Health News kAm$A@CED E62>D A2CE?6C65 H:E9 G2C:@FD 4@>A2?:6D]k^Am Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Cardinals Cardinals partner with bet365 as legal sports betting in Missouri draws nearer Ethan Erickson | Post-Dispatch kAmp5G@424J 8C@FAD 6IAC6DD65 4@?46C?65 23@FE E96 5C2H324<D[ :?4=F5:?8 32?<CFAE4:6D 2?5 DF:4:56D]k^Am Politics Missouri sports betting could increase bankruptcies and suicides, experts warn Ceilidh Kern | The Beacon kAm%96 DE2E6 Q82>3=:?8 4K2CQ D2JD DE2E6 C6BF:C6>6?ED @? 82>3=:?8 4@>A2?:6D H:== 255C6DD 4962E:?8]k^Am Politics Missouri gambling czar says state has guardrails to limit illegal sports betting Kurt Erickson | Post-Dispatch kAm%96 563FE @7 DA@CED 36EE:?8 :? |:DD@FC: 4@>6D 6G6? 2D D42?52=D 8C@H ?2E:@?H:56]k^Am Latest Headlines Missouri launches sports betting as recent scandals shine a spotlight on the growing industry By DAVID A. LIEB - Associated Press Benjamin-hochman Hochman: Sports leagues must curb players making prop bets. Can they? Benjamin Hochman | Post-Dispatch kAms6DA:E6 E9@D6 4@?46C?D[ DA@CED 36EE:?8 92D 2CC:G65 :? |:DD@FC:]k^Am Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ Cardinals Sports betting arrives at Busch Stadium with 'shared concerns' of integrity, harassment Derrick Goold | Post-Dispatch Benjamin-hochman Hochman: Sports betting is legal today in Missouri. I feel uneasy about it all. Benjamin Hochman | Post-Dispatch Sports betting comes to Missouri. Here's what you need to know. Sports gambling in Missouri officially begins on Dec. 1. Here are key points to know. k9C ^m Cardinals President Bill DeWitt III says Missouri is losing tax revenue by not legalizing betting. Sports teams and fans would benefit, too. 0 Comments Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Olympian Kristi Yamaguchi heads list of good sports honored at Musial Awards Olympic figure skating gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi headed the list of good sports receiving Musial Award for sportsmanship at Stifel Theate…
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Latest Headlines Missouri launches sports betting as recent scandals shine a spotlight on the growing industry By DAVID A. LIEB - Associated Press
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Sports betting comes to Missouri. Here's what you need to know. Sports gambling in Missouri officially begins on Dec. 1. Here are key points to know.
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