Missouri becomes 39th state to legalize sports betting
By Joe Lago

By the narrowest of margins, another state voted to make sports betting legal on Tuesday.
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Thirty-nine states now have legalized sports gambling after Missouri voters passed Amendment 2, which reportedly was approved by a margin of 7,500 votes out of 2.9 million cast.
BREAKING: Amendment 2 has passed in Missouri, legalizing sports gambling in the state
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Sports betting will be allowed at excursion gambling boats or any location in the state via online sports wagering platforms
It will be established in the state no later than Dec. 1, 2025;… pic.twitter.com/YpZ1vSS5Ur
The campaign to legalize sports gambling called Winning for Education was supported by every major professional sports team in Missouri. It reportedly also received more than $40 million in contributions generated by lobbyists, with the most of the funding coming from online sportsbooks DraftKings and FanDuel.
"Missouri has some of the best sports fans in the world and they showed up big for their favorite teams on Election Day,” St. Louis Cardinals president Bill DeWitt III said in a news release on Wednesday.
The number of states without sports betting is now down to 11. They are Alabama, Alaska, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Minnesota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Utah.
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