Hours after being denied an untethered digital sports betting license in Missouri Friday, FanDuel announced that it secured market access via Major League Soccer’s St. Louis City SC.
Friday morning, the Missouri Gaming Commission (MGC) awarded its two stand-alone mobile licenses to Circa Sports and DraftKings. The licenses are two of up to 21 available in Missouri, where digital sports betting is set to launch Dec. 1.
It was surprising that FanDuel was shut out during the initial phase of licensing, but the national leader in digital sports betting by market share clearly had a backup plan in the works.
“Missouri is home to some of the most passionate sports fans in the country, and we are thrilled to partner with St. Louis CITY SC to introduce our industry leading product to the Show Me State,” FanDuel President of Sports Mike Raffensperger said via press release.
