Missouri sports bettors have crossed into Kansas for nearly 3 years to place legal sports bets. Three years from now, Kansas residents might do the same.
Key takeaways
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- Kansas legislators stopped new sportsbook license extensions till 2026, meaning possible regulatory modifications that could impact its six legal operators after 2027.
- Missouri is set to release legal mobile sportsbooks in late 2025, possibly reversing cross-border wagering patterns as Kansas bettors might head east.
- Future modifications in Kansas could include a sole-operator model or tax hikes, sports betting affecting competition and encouraging bettors to seek alternatives 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 FanDuel.
The capability to put legal bets in Kansas attracts bettors 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 regulatory structure. Sources tell Covers some legislators wish to increase the state's sports wagering tax revenue, amongst the least expensive per capita of any of the 30 states with statewide legal .
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 might Come Before Kansas Sportsbook Changes
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