- Missouri’s nine licensed sports betting operators have opened account registration and funding
- Users can now register new sports betting accounts and fund them as well
- Missouri sports betting is scheduled to launch on Monday, Dec. 1 at midnight
Missouri sports betting operators have officially opened their account registration process to potential customers.
The Missouri Gaming Commission allowed its nine licensed operators to begin accepting account creation and funding, signaling the imminent launch of sports betting in the Show-Me State.
Missouri online sports betting will launch on Monday, Dec. 1 at midnight.
Operators Open For New Accounts
The Missouri Gaming Commission awarded temporary sports betting licenses to nine operators in October. The commission awarded two highly coveted untethered online sports betting licenses to DraftKings Missouri and Circa Missouri. The two operators were selected by the commission for the untethered licenses, meaning they do not require a market access partner, in August.
The remaining seven tethered licensed were awarded to the following operators:
- FanDuel Missouri
- BetMGM Missouri
- Caesars Sportsbook Missouri
- bet365 Missouri
- Fanatics Sportsbook Missouri
- Underdog Missouri
- theScore Bet Missouri
Each of the seven tethered license holders were required to partner with either a Missouri sports franchise or brick-and-mortar casino to gain access into the state’s sports betting market.
BetMGM announced a market access deal with Century Casinos in May, while bet365 announced a sports betting market access agreement with the St. Louis Cardinals this past March.
PENN Entertainment and theScore Bet will enter Missouri through PENN Entertainment’s owned and operated Hollywood Casino and River City Casino state locations.
Caesars Sportsbook Missouri used its Caesars Entertainment owned Harrah’s Kansas City and Horseshoe St. Louis casinos for its market access as well.
FanDuel applied for a license through its partnership with MLS team St. Louis CITY SC. Fanatics Sportsbook, which partnered with Boyd Gaming for market access, also applied for an online sports betting license and two retail sportsbook licenses at Boyd’s Ameristar Casino Hotel Kansas City and Ameristar Casino Resort and Spa St. Charles locations.
Underdog has partnered with the Kansas City Royals for its market access.
Missouri Changes Since Licensure
When sports betting launches in the Show-Me State in December, sports betting users will see one big change since the state awarded its first licenses.
PENN Entertainment will no longer use its ESPN BET platform in Missouri, as PENN and ESPN both mutually agreed to dissolve their 10-year sports betting partnership after just two years. ESPN BET will cease operations on Dec. 1, 2025, the same day Missouri is set to launch sports betting.
So with ESPN BET closing on Dec. 1, what can customers do for pre-registration? If users are interested in registering a theScore Bet account, they can register today with ESPN BET and everything will automatically be transferred to the new platform on Dec. 1. There will be no need for any re-registration for theScore Bet users, as everything will automatically be transformed to the new app on Dec. 1.
Robert is an expert on sports betting in the United States, specifically the legalization process and regulation surrounding the industry.
