Missouri launched legal sports betting on 1 December 2025, under the oversight of the Missouri Gaming Commission, according to a published market tracker. The tracker says the market permits online and retail wagering, but statewide monthly figures were not yet available in its latest update.
The tracker lacks statewide monthly figures, limiting assessment of Missouri’s newly launched online and retail market.
| Date | Company | Amount | Story | Appeal status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caesars Entertainment, Fanatics | Not stated | Missouri launches legal sports betting with eight mobile and seven retail sportsbooks | Not stated | |
| Underdog Sports, Crypto.com | Not stated | Underdog withdraws from Missouri sports betting licence | Not stated | |
| bet365, BetMGM | Not stated | Missouri launches sports betting with eight operators live | Not stated | |
| Underdog | Not stated | Underdog withdraws Missouri sports betting application before launch | Not stated | |
| DraftKings | Not stated | DraftKings plans Missouri sportsbook launch on 1 December | Not stated |
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The Missouri Gaming Commission rejected the NCAA’s request to restrict college sports wagers in Missouri in a 22 January resolution. The commission said player prop bets and first-half under spread wagers will remain permitted; its chair said she lacked enough information to approve the request.
Missouri launched sports betting on Monday, allowing wagers on individual athlete performances except when they involve a Missouri college or university. The state’s programme sets aside at least $5 million annually for problem gambling services, the report said.
Underdog withdrew its Missouri sports betting application earlier this month, according to the Missouri Gaming Commission, ahead of the state's Monday launch. The commission's executive director said the company was turning to predictive markets outside Missouri's regulatory framework, leaving eight approved sportsbooks ready to take wagers.
Sports betting in Missouri generated $325.2m in wagers in September, reportedly. The month was the state’s strongest for wagering since March.
Sports betting in Missouri reached $325.2m in wagers in September, according to the report. The report describes the month as the state's best for wagering since March.
North American Derivatives Exchange, which operates Crypto.com's OG prediction market, and Ludlow Exchange, Novig's operator, filed separate lawsuits on 16 October challenging Missouri's 21-year age minimum and 10% tax on sports event contracts. Both argue that federal commodities law gives the CFTC authority over their contracts, pre-empting state gambling rules, after a 30-day compliance period following cease-and-desist notices expired. Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway's office maintains that labelling a sports bet an event contract does not remove it from state law.
North American Derivatives Exchange, which operates Crypto.com's OG prediction-market platform, and Ludlow Exchange, the operator behind Novig, filed separate lawsuits on 16 October challenging Missouri's sports event contract rules. The filings followed the expiry of a 30-day compliance period set out in cease-and-desist notices. Both companies argue that federal commodities law gives the Commodity Futures Trading Commission authority over their contracts, putting them outside Missouri's gambling requirements.