1 Missouri Sports Betting Launch might Come Before Kansas Sportsbook Changes
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Missouri sports bettors have actually crossed into Kansas for almost 3 years to position legal sports bets. Three years from now, Kansas residents might do the same.
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Key takeaways

- Kansas legislators stopped new sportsbook license extensions until 2026, hinting at possible regulatory changes that might impact its 6 legal operators after 2027.

- Missouri is set to introduce legal mobile sportsbooks in late 2025, possibly reversing cross-border wagering trends as Kansas bettors might head east.

- Future modifications in Kansas might include a sole-operator design or tax hikes, affecting competition and encouraging bettors to seek options in Missouri.

Kansas sports betting background

Kansas introduced its very first legal mobile sportsbooks in 2022. Six books now take bets: BetMGM, sports betting Caesars, DraftKings, ESPN BET, sports betting Fanatics and FanDuel.

The capability to place legal bets in Kansas draws in gamblers on the Missouri side of the Kansas City city location to Kansas to wager, with some doing so most or nearly every day of the week.

That could alter if Kansas lawmakers upend the current regulative structure. Sources inform Covers some lawmakers want to increase the state's sports betting tax profits, sports betting among the least expensive per capita of any of the 30 states with statewide legal mobile sportsbooks.

Kansas' most likely reconsideration of its six-book legal sports betting market next year will follow Missouri goes live with as many as a lots books