JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KFVS) – Some ads populating on social media and television are raising eyebrows in Missouri.

A DraftKings campaign advertising a deal that’s “now live in Missouri” could seem confusing upon first look. Although voters passed Amendment Two legalizing sports betting, the Missouri Gaming Commission has not yet awarded any licenses. However, Draftkings is not doing anything wrong.

Although it appears to be a sports betting commercial, DraftKings is advertising a fantasy game, and betting on fantasy sports is legal and regulated in Missouri. The Missouri Gaming Commission regulates fantasy sports, but it’s still going to be several months until the infrastructure is set up for sports betting.

“We’ve got that small intense group of people led by our executive director to make sure that we’re not missing anything,” said Missouri Gaming Commissioner Jan Zimmerman.

Betting on fantasy sports is not new. Companies like DraftKings can use this as an avenue to make money in states where sports betting is not legal, or in Missouri’s case, not yet operational.

When looking at the map of where the DraftKings pick-six deal is available, and comparing it to the map from the American Gaming Association of states where sports betting is legal, you’ll notice eight states where you can get this DraftKings deal but sports betting is not legal; that’s without including Missouri.

Betting money on fantasy sports is legal because of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006, which designates fantasy sports as a game of skill *not a game of chance, like sports betting. Because of this, betting on fantasy sports is not considered gambling.

The Missouri Gaming Commission said it hopes to have sports betting operational later this year. In the meantime, avid sports fans and gamblers will have to stick to fantasy sports.

“We are still very hopeful that we’ll be ready to go by mid to late summer,” Zimmerman said.

The Missouri Gaming Commission’s regular meeting is scheduled for tomorrow to continue its work toward getting sports betting set up.

In Missouri, there were more than 11 million attempts to place a sports bet just during the first half of the 2024 football season, according to data from GeoComply.

There will be a 10% tax on that gambling revenue. The auditor’s office is estimating up to $29 million in tax revenue coming from sports betting.

That revenue is allocated first to cover any of the “reasonable expenses” incurred by the Gaming Commission that were not covered by revenue from fees.

After those expenses are covered, 10% of the remaining wagering tax revenue or $5 million, whichever is greater, would be allocated to the state’s Compulsive Gaming Prevention Fund. Finally, whatever revenue is remaining is legally required to be spent on “institutions of elementary, secondary, and higher education” in Missouri.

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As Nebraska fully turns the page to the 2026 class, visits to Lincoln are being lined up by top targets and recent offers. We noted in last week’s Tim-Bits that Nebraska has a Junior Day set for Feb. 1 and mentioned two notable prospects already planning to be in attendance. Over the last week, I’ve caught up with numerous 2026 targets who have plans to visit Nebraska in the comings weeks/months.

Here’s some intel on visits to keep an eye out, plus some additional notes on prospects nationwide

MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) – Farmers and ranchers work with their hands, but sometimes the biggest issue is not having enough.

President-elect Donald Trump will soon be taking office and bringing changes to immigration laws.

When needing an extra hand, producers seek assistance from migrant workers.

These workers go through the H-2A program, granting temporary employment for performing agricultural labor.

Ag Commissioner Doug Goehring said in 2023, North Dakota received 4,600 migrant workers, and that number is expected to grow.

“The margins are even slimmer, so now you have to produce more and you have to produce more acres because of what’s happened with family living,” said Goehring.

He said concerns in the agriculture community aren’t necessarily about immigration, but rather with the Department of Labor, with producers facing lengthy wait periods for paperwork to go through.

“I brought these issues to Sonny Perdue, the Secretary of Agriculture at that time, he actually helped streamline the process,” said Goehring.

He said the public sometimes conflates the issues of illegal immigration and of legal migrants following the correct steps to work here.

“Sometimes the public doesn’t quite understand that, so they think H-2A workers are some of the illegals that are coming across the border. They’re not,” said Goehring.

Goehring added he hopes issues with backlogs in the Labor Department will change when the new administration takes over.

Goehring also addressed the concern of migrant workers taking jobs from American citizens.

He said the processes migrants and employers go through allows plenty of opportunities for American citizens to apply and be hired.

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