Missouri sports betting wagerers have actually crossed into Kansas for almost three years to put legal sports bets. Three years from now, Kansas residents may do the same.
Key takeaways
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- Kansas lawmakers stopped new sportsbook license extensions till 2026, meaning possible regulative changes that could affect its six legal operators after 2027.
- is set to launch legal mobile sportsbooks in late 2025, possibly reversing cross-border betting patterns as Kansas gamblers may head east.
- Future changes in Kansas might include a sole-operator sports betting design or tax walkings, impacting competition and encouraging gamblers to look for options in Missouri.
Kansas sports betting wagering background
Kansas launched its very first legal mobile sportsbooks in 2022. Six books now take bets: BetMGM, Caesars, DraftKings, ESPN BET, Fanatics and sports betting FanDuel.
The ability to put legal bets in Kansas attracts gamblers on the Missouri side of the Kansas City city location to Kansas to bet, with some doing so most or almost every day of the week.
That could alter if Kansas lawmakers overthrow the existing regulative structure. Sources tell Covers some lawmakers desire to increase the state's sports wagering tax revenue, among the lowest per capita of any of the 30 states with statewide legal mobile sportsbooks.
Kansas' likely reconsideration of its six-book legal sports betting market next year will follow Missouri goes live with as many as a dozen books
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Missouri Sports Betting Launch could Come Before Kansas Sportsbook Changes
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