Show-Me Legal Sports Gambling Future

Here a worthwhile progress report on another vice that will prove profitable for Jeff City coffers. 

The downside . . . 

In much the same way that riverboat gambling exploded local bankruptcies . . . Mobile phone sports gambling is NOTORIOUS for hooking younger people and ruining their finances. 

Here's a peek at the progress . . .

If a ballot initiative from a group called Winning for Missouri Education is approved by voters, Missourians could bet on their computers and phones and at casinos and sports stadiums. The group said this week they’ve already gathered roughly 300,000 signatures. Ballot initiatives need to get a certain number of signatures in six out of eight congressional districts to go to a statewide vote with a minimum total of around 171,000.

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Missourians could vote soon on legalizing sports betting

Supporters of a ballot initiative legalizing sports betting said they have gathered more than 300,000 signatures - roughly 171,000 are needed to make the 2024 ballot.