Missourians might well be betting on NFL and MLB games today had it not been for a state senator whose filibuster allowed a sports betting bill to die in May at the expiry of the state’s regular legislative session.

Now, Missouri is back on track to become the 37th jurisdiction to have legal sports betting in the U.S. Plans are being laid to revive a version of the original bill in January when the state legislature reconvenes and attempts to correct the previous failed attempt at bringing both retail and online sports betting to the Show Me State.

Last week, Rep. Dan Houx, R-Warrensburg re-introduced House Bill 4 at a special committee hearing of the state assembly.