The new Kansas sports betting law went into effect Friday, though it will still be months before a legal wager can be placed in the state. But if the Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission (KRGC) and Kansas Lottery have anything to say about it – which they do as co-regulators – legal bets will be taken sooner rather than later, and hopefully during the NFL season.

The first orders of business are for the lottery to secure contracts with the state’s four casinos and for the KRGC to approve a set of detailed rules that will govern wagering. To that end, the lottery has already sent out contracts to the casinos, and late last month, KRGC sent out 136 pages of draft rules to stakeholders for informal comment.