Missouri Sports Betting To Start Early Morning Dec. 1

Missouri's regulated sportsbooks can start accepting wagers as of 12:01 a.m. local time Dec. 1, state regulators revealed, clarifying the launch time of the state's long-anticipated legal wagering launching.


Though bettors will lose out on most of the NFL's Week 13, the early morning start suggests will have nearly the complete day to bet on that week's Monday Night Football game in between the New York Giants and New England Patriots. The NHL's St. Louis Blues will likewise host a home video game later on that night.


The Dec. 1 start likewise means in-state wagerers won't have a chance to play a legal bet on any regular-season football game except the yearly Army-Navy video game set up for Dec. 13. Bettors will have a chance to bet on the ensuing weekend's championship game video games.


Bettors will likewise lose out on the entirety of the University of Missouri's 2025 routine season in addition to all but four Kansas City Chiefs video games. Football is anticipated to comprise most of legal wagers put in Missouri beginning with the 2026 season.


Missouri sports wagering launch timeline


Voters technically legalized Missouri sportsbooks in November 2024. It will be more than a year before they accept their first legal bets.


The tally procedure legislating online and retail wagering in the state narrowly passed last fall. Like the other 38 states to authorize sports wagering, state regulators had to authorize follow-up policies such as licensing requirements, employment credentials, financial reporting, and a host of other crucial measures.


The Missouri Gaming Commission (MGC) had wished to approve these requirements in time for a June 30 launch, which would have offered the state access to the whole of the lucrative football season. Instead, ask for approval of "emergency situation" guidelines were denied by the Missouri Secretary of State's office.


The emergency approval would have sped up the timeline. Instead, the launch was pushed back to Dec. 1, the current date enabled by language in the tally step.


More Missouri sportsbook information


In revealing the morning start time, the MGC also said it would enable in-state wagerers to deposit into approved sportsbook accounts as of 12:01 on Nov. 17. The commission anticipates to release the list of eligible sportsbooks that can accept deposits on that date - and accepting bets Dec. 1 - by Oct. 22.


The application deadline for operators to be qualified for the Dec. 1 go-live date was Sept. 12.


Nine sportsbook brands used by the due date. Kambi, the third-party sports betting odds and tech provider for BetRivers, also applied.


DraftKings and Circa have actually already made licenses and will be eligible to accept deposits Nov. 17 and bets Dec. 1. Most of the state's other sportsbook applicants are reside in several other states and will likely likewise fulfill the licensing requirements.


National sports wagering brands FanDuel, Caesars, ESPN BET, BetMGM, and Fanatics used for licensure. Underdog, much better understood for its everyday dream sports pick 'em platform, likewise requested licensure as a sportsbook.


Six of the 8 states that border Missouri enable statewide mobile wagering. That includes Illinois, which shares the St. Louis city and Kansas, which divides the Kansas City region.


The 2 city locations represent the majority of the state's population and were the two regions most supportive of the ballot step. Missouri gamblers who have developed accounts with many of the abovementioned sportsbooks will be able to bet from their home state using those very same apps starting Dec.

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