Missouri reported $543.0 million in total sports wagers for December, the first month of its regulated sports betting sector. The report gives no further figures in the available text.
The first-month wager total gives operators and investors an initial measure of Missouri’s regulated sports betting activity.
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Missouri sports betting is scheduled to launch on 1 December 2025, with pre-registration open beforehand, the report said. Eight sportsbooks are expected to begin operations on or shortly after launch, while Underdog is expected to offer daily fantasy sports.
Reportedly, Missouri sportsbooks accepted $207.5m in wagers during August. That marked the lowest monthly betting total since the market opened.
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.
The Missouri Gaming Commission reported $521,000 in tax revenue from the state’s first month of legal sports betting in December. The figure was below the monthly target of more than $4 million; operators reported $560.5 million in expenses against $538.8 million in online wagers.
Missouri lawmakers are advancing Senate Joint Resolution 109, which would limit sports betting privileges to professional teams located in the state. The proposal could end the Kansas City Chiefs’ eligibility for team-linked betting rights if the franchise stops playing home games at Arrowhead Stadium; the Chiefs plan to move to Kansas in 2031.