Missouri sports bettors have crossed into Kansas for almost three years to place legal sports bets. Three years from now, sports betting Kansas residents may do the same.
Key takeaways
- Kansas legislators stopped brand-new sportsbook license extensions up until 2026, hinting at possible regulative modifications that could impact its 6 legal operators after 2027.
- Missouri is set to mobile sportsbooks in late 2025, potentially reversing cross-border betting patterns as Kansas bettors might head east.
- Future modifications in Kansas could consist of a sole-operator model or tax hikes, affecting competitors and encouraging gamblers to look for alternatives in Missouri.
Kansas sports betting wagering background
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Kansas released its first legal mobile sportsbooks in 2022. Six books now take bets: BetMGM, Caesars, DraftKings, ESPN BET, Fanatics and FanDuel.
The ability to place legal bets in Kansas draws in bettors on the Missouri side of the Kansas City metro area to Kansas to bet, with some doing so most or nearly every day of the week.
That could change if Kansas lawmakers upend the existing regulatory structure. Sources inform Covers some lawmakers desire to increase the state's sports betting wagering tax revenue, among the most affordable 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 come after Missouri goes live with as numerous as a dozen books
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