As the Senate deals with an unusual amount of early legislative session chaos, there may be little chance for a sports betting bill to be approved this year.
Despite the difficult legislative chances for legalization, another option is moving forward at full speed.
Six Missouri sports franchises are currently collecting signatures to place a sports betting initiative on the state s general election ballot in November. This method may offer the state its best chance at sports betting legalization in years.
FanDuel, DraftKings Supporting Initiatives
The St. Louis Blues, Kansas City Chiefs, St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis CITY SC, and the Kansas City Current have started collecting the necessary 171,592 verified signatures to place a sports bett…