Voters will soon know if a proposal to legalize sports betting in the Show-Me State will be on the election ballot in November.
Certification would mean success for Missouri’s professional sports teams and a pair of online sports betting operators, which are leading and financing the effort.Voters will soon know if a proposal to legalize sports betting in the Show-Me State will be on the election ballot in November alongside all the other usual choices.
If it has, Missouri voters will be asked in November if regulated sports betting should be allowed, including mobile wagering, by people over the age of 21, and with money raised by a 10% tax rate used for education.The certification would mean success for Missouri’s professional sports teams and a pair of online sports betting operators, which are leading and financing the effort.
“Estimates suggest that Missourians currently place hundreds of millions in bets each year either by using illegal, offshore gaming websites, or by driving to neighboring states to place wagers,” said Winning for Missouri Education, the group behind the proposed ballot question, in a May press release.
We’ll know soon. But if the question is indeed going to be on the ballot, there are considerable resources that may be deployed to ensure a majority of voters give their approval.
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