Missouri Sports Betting Launch Remains On Pace

Missouri video gaming authorities didn't attend to changes to the pending sports wagering launch throughout a meeting Wednesday, an anticipated advancement that reaffirms the state's push for a Dec. 1 launch.


- Missouri sports wagering launch stays on track for Dec. 1 in spite of earlier delays.


- Nine sportsbooks, including DraftKings, FanDuel, Caesars, and ESPN BET, are placed to go live.


- Online betting is anticipated to drive more than 95% of the state's betting deal with.


The Missouri Gaming Commission (MGC) didn't discuss the sportsbook rollout during a roughly 45-minute conference. The MGC formerly approved the launch timeline - and is required by law to have the state's first legal sportsbooks approved by Dec. 1 - however it nonetheless underscores continued development.


After initially targeting a June launch date, the MGC needed to press it back to December after an ask for "emergency situation" regulation approval was declined by the Missouri Secretary of State. Without emergency situation approval, regulators can't approve required pre-launch work till Nov. 30.


Missouri sportsbook lineup takes shape


Nine sportsbooks are already placed to go live on Dec. 1 with potentially more applicants en route.


The MGC currently authorized DraftKings and Circa Sportsbook for statewide mobile sports betting licenses. The two books made "untethered" licenses that allow them to take bets without needing to partner with one of the state's expert sports teams or brick-and-mortar gambling establishments.


FanDuel and bet365 partnered with MLS club St. Louis CITY SC and MLB's St. Louis Cardinals, respectively. BetMGM has a market gain access to deal with Century Casinos, and Fanatics is partnered with Boyd Gaming.


Caesars and PENN Entertainment both have market access offers for their particular sportsbooks through operations of Missouri brick-and-mortar gambling establishments. Caesars Sportsbook and PENN's are both set for Dec. 1 mobile launches.


Underdog got a mobile sports wagering license but has not revealed a market gain access to partner.


No news is good news: The Missouri Gaming Commission didn't talk about sports betting throughout a quick meeting today; state stays on pace for Dec. 1 statewide mobile sports wagering launch with 9 sportsbooks (and potentially more) preparing to go survive on that date


Hard Rock and BetRivers highlight a list of other possible Missouri sports wagering applicants. Both run casinos and mobile sportsbooks in surrounding Illinois but would require to partner with a Missouri gambling establishment or professional group before it can protect market gain access to in the Show Me State.


The application due date is Sept. 12 for any sportsbook that wants to start taking bets on the go-live date. The MGC will reveal all licensees ahead of the launch.


Bally's is the only other Missouri casino operator that has a mobile sportsbook. This gives Bally Bet direct access to a license, but it is unclear if it will release in the state.


Caesars and PENN, which both operate 3 Missouri gambling establishments, anticipate to open retail sportsbooks at all their properties. Fanatics is set to open books at both of Boyd's Missouri residential or commercial properties, and Century will open an in-person sportsbook at its Cape Girardeau casino.


The Cardinals announced strategies to open a retail book adjacent to Busch Stadium in the Ballpark Village in downtown St. Louis after Dec.

.