Missouri Sports Betting Hopes Dwindling in Last Two Weeks of Session

Time may be running out on hopes for legalized this legislative session.

With just about two weeks left in the Missouri legislative session, House Speaker Rep. Dean Plocher (R-89) recently said in an that the odds are dwindling for legalized sports betting this year.

It s decreasing daily, it seems the sun is setting. I think that overwhelmingly we support sports betting to a degree that it needs to be regulated. The bill we passed out of the House is a good bill. he said.

Senate Controls Missouri Sports Betting Fate

Rep. Dan Houx’s (R-54) sports betting bill, , was approved by the House of Representatives in late March and hopes were high that legislation could be approved this year. However, since the March 22 approval and the legislation s move over to …