No potential Missouri sportsbook applicants nor state residents spoke at a sportsbook rulemaking public hearing Thursday, continuing momentum for its scheduled Dec. 1 launch.
Missouri, like the other 30 states that approved legal mobile sports betting, requires state regulators to promulgate rules before licensing sportsbooks and accepting bets. These regulations cover a host of issues not covered in enacting legislation, including sportsbook licensing requirements, financial reporting and sporting events wagering eligibility.
A 2024 voter-backed constitutional amendment that approved sports betting requires books to go live by Dec. 1, meaning a public rules objection wouldn’t have a direct impact on the state’s regulatory process. But a quiet public hearing Thursday indicated Missouri residents – and the industry – aren’t speaking out against the state’s proposed sports betting rules and are moving toward the December launch.
