Kansas City Chiefs ‘could retrofit something’ in renovated stadium if Missouri legalizes sports gambling

Kansas City Chiefs ‘could retrofit something’ in renovated stadium if Missouri legalizes sports gambling

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  • Tod Palmer, KSHB-TV
March 13, 2024 9:00 PM
  • Tod Palmer, KSHB-TV

Professional sports teams in Missouri have been lobbying intensely in recent years in hopes the state legislature will legalize sports gambling, but those efforts have yet to bear fruit.

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As such, there is currently no plan to include a sportsbook at a remodeled GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

The team announced plans last week for an $800-million renovation of the stadium and Harry S. Truman Sports Complex grounds if voters pass a sales-tax extension on April 2.

“If it actually came to fruition, we’d look at it and I think there are ways we could retrofit something if it makes sense,” Chiefs President Mark Donovan said.