Missouri to discuss gambling bill Monday

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – The Missouri Home of Representatives is about to debate its playing invoice Monday.

Home Invoice No. 4 will likely be mentioned Monday. The invoice would repeal three sections of anti-sports wagering legislature and enact seventeen new sections referring to sports activities wagering.

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Kansas Metropolis Mayor Quinton Lucas has tweeted a number of instances since legalized sports activities betting got here to Kansas urging for presidency officers to assist legalized sports activities wagering in Missouri.

“I get these messages greater than you’d suppose,” Lucas tweeted together with a screenshot of a textual content from somebody telling him “I needed to drive to Kansas and place that wager within the car parking zone of a Walmart. So dumb.”

The scheduled dialogue of the legislation in Missouri comes after GeoComply stated its information registered greater than 100,000 makes an attempt to wager from inside Missouri.

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Kansas turned the thirty first state to have lively, authorized sports activities betting when wagering within the Sunflower State opened Sept. 1. 5 states, together with Nebraska, have legalized sports activities betting however haven’t but made it operational.

Regardless of sports activities wagering not being authorized in Missouri but, the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs have already partnered with BetMGM, and signage will likely be prevalent at Arrowhead Stadium within the close to future.

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