Missouri sports betting took another step forward this week after two Bills backed by Missouri’s professional sports teams reached a full House on Wednesday.
The Bills, House Bills 2502 and 2556, which would expand gambling to professional and collegiate sports, is the result of a combined effort from the St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis Blues, St. Louis City soccer club, Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals, and Sporting Kansas City.
Wednesday’s reading in the House Special Committee on Public Policy ended with a 4-2 vote in favor of the Bills, the likes of which have been shot down for years. Early [...]