States / Missouri / Sports betting
Is sports betting legal in Missouri?
Yes. In Missouri, online and in-person sports betting are legal (as of Oct 12, 2026). Online and in-person betting launched Dec 1, 2025. Operators pay 10% AGR in tax.
| Channel | Status | Launched | Model | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports (online) | Live | Dec 1, 2025 | Competitive | Up to 14 online "master licenses"/skins exist; 16 total licensees launched (14 tethered, plus DraftKings and Circa Sports as online-only), each paying an online license fee set by the Commission of up to $500,000. Uncapped promotional-expense deductions produced near-zero net tax in month one. Mo. Const. art. III, § 39(g) (Amendment 2, 2024) [1],[2],[3],[4] |
| Sports (retail) | Live | Dec 1, 2025 | Competitive | Up to 19 retail licenses are tied to the 13 casinos plus professional sports venues, with a retail license fee set by the Commission of up to $250,000. Mo. Const. art. III, § 39(g) (Amendment 2, 2024) [1],[3],[4] |
Tax rate
| Rate | Since | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 10% AGR (online) | Dec 1, 2025 | Negative monthly AGR (common given uncapped promo deductions) carries forward with no tax due that month; first full month (Dec. 2025) produced only $521,200 in total state tax on $543M wagered.[1],[2],[5] |
| 10% AGR (retail) | Dec 1, 2025 | [1],[5] |
Rules
- Minimum age to place a sports wager
- 21[1],[6]
- Wagering on college sports allowed at all
- Yes[1],[6]
- Wagering on in-state college teams allowed
- Yes · Team-level wagers on a Missouri collegiate team's games are allowed; only individual-athlete performance props in a single game involving a Missouri collegiate team are excluded.[6]
- Individual college player prop bets allowed
- Yes · Wagers on individual professional or collegiate athletes' statistics are within the constitutional definition of sports wagering.[6]?
- Credit cards may be used to fund accounts
- Yes · Credit cards, debit cards and gift cards are listed among the permissible (non-exhaustive) methods for funding and withdrawing from a wagering account.[6]
- Esports wagering allowed
- Yes · The constitutional definition of sports wagering expressly includes esports.[6]
- New online accounts must be created in person
- No · An account may be opened over the internet, through an online platform, or through other Commission-approved means, with no prior in-person step required.[6]
- Statutory cap on number of online sportsbook licenses/skins (omit if uncapped)
- 14[1]
- Online sports wagering available statewide (not tethered to premises)
- Yes[1]
- Operators must use official league data for some bets
- Yes · Operators must use official league data, but only to determine the outcome of "tier two" sports wagers on U.S.-headquartered sports governing bodies that have notified the Commission; "tier one" wagers may use any data source.[6]
- Number of online sportsbooks live as of as_of date
- 16 · Total licensees launched Dec. 1, 2025, including DraftKings and Circa Sports as online-only licensees; 14 others tethered to casinos/venues.[2]
- Summary of prop-bet restrictions (e.g. no in-game player props)
- No prop bets on an individual athlete's performance in a single game or match of a collegiate event involving a Missouri collegiate team; no wagering on youth or high school events or on most multi-participant fantasy-sports contests; the Commission may also restrict or exclude a specific bet type if a sport's governing body shows good cause that it could undermine that event's integrity.[6]
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Sources
- Missouri Gaming Commission — History · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
- Missouri sports betting tops $543M in first month but deductions leave state with only $521K · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
- Sports wagering set to debut in Missouri 1 December · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
secondary source only
- 2024 General Election Ballot Measures — Amendment 2 (sports wagering) full text · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
- Missouri Voters to Decide the Future of Legalized Sports Betting · retrieved Oct 10, 2026
- Missouri Constitution, Article III, Section 39(g) — Sports wagering: licensure, requirements, rulemaking authority, wagering tax · retrieved Oct 11, 2026
Voters adopted this section as part of Amendment 2 on November 5, 2024, effective December 5, 2024. Sections within 39(g) cover: Section 3 (21+ minimum age), Section 9(a) (tier-two official-league-data mandate), Section 9(g) (Commission authority to restrict a bet type for integrity reasons), Section 9(m) (sports-district wagering restriction), Section 13(a) (online/remote account registration), Section 13(c) (funding methods including credit cards), and Section 16(k) (definition of sports wagering, including esports and the in-state-collegiate-team individual-athlete prop exclusion). Earlier drafting in this file miscited this section as 39(f) (raffles and sweepstakes) and, for esports, as 39(e) (riverboat gambling); both are corrected to 39(g) here.