With the approach of the 2024 legislative session and another opportunity to try to get Missouri sports betting legalized, a total of 12 proposed ballot initiatives have been approved for circulation and at least one lawmaker says he will try again in the General Assembly.
Missouri’s sports teams in August filed four initiative proposals that would allow for statewide sports betting sites. The proposals have all been approved for signature gathering, in addition to eight others that were subsequently filed. It’s not clear which proposal will move forward, but to get on the November ballot, proponents must collect 171,592 verified signatures by early May. That number represents 8% of registered voters in six of the state’s congressional districts.
