- The Missouri Gaming Commission will award the first two sports betting licenses this week
- Representatives from DraftKings, FanDuel, and Circa Sports will present their cases for a license on Aug. 13
- Two untethered online sports betting licenses are up for grabs for three applicants
The Missouri Gaming Commission will award the Show-Me State’s first two online sports betting licenses by the end of this week.
Gaming regulators will award two untethered Missouri online sports betting licenses on Friday, Aug. 15. Three applicants – DraftKings, FanDuel, and Circa Sports – will present their cases to the Missouri Gaming Commission on Wednesday, Aug. 13, for the two valuable untethered licenses.
Untethered license holders do not have to partner with a Missouri casino or professional sports franchise for market access.
Representatives Heading To Commission
Alan Ellingson, CFO for DraftKings, Rich Cooper, Vice President, Regulatory, for FanDuel, and Derek Stevens, CEO/COO for Circa Sports, are scheduled to present their applications to the Missouri Gaming Commission tomorrow at 9 a.m. CST.
DraftKings, FanDuel, and Circa Sports have applied for two available Missouri untethered online sports betting licenses. Untethered license holders do not have to partner with any other entity in the state to do business, and therefore do not have to share revenues with their market access partners.
Missouri sports betting will launch on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. If awarded a license, DraftKings Missouri promo bets will be a hot commodity as the Show-Me State gets closer to launch.
The Missouri Gaming Commission has also received sports betting applications from Underdog Sportsbook Missouri and Fanatics Sportsbook Missouri, but neither have announced their market access partners as of yet.
Here is the remaining Missouri sports betting timeline:
- Aug. 13: Applicants for direct online sports betting licenses may appear before Missouri Gaming Commission
- Aug. 15: Missouri Gaming Commission announces two selected direct online sports betting license applicants
- Sept. 12: All other partnered retail and online sports betting license applications must be completed
- Dec. 1: Deadline for the launch of Missouri sports betting
In total, the commission will be allowed to issue up to 19 retail sports betting licenses and up to 14 online sports betting licenses under the approved sports betting framework.
Sports Betting Supplier Applications Coming In
In addition to operator license applications, the Missouri Gaming Commission has reported receiving several sports betting supplier license applications as well.
The commission has received five applications so far. The following companies submitted sports betting supplier license applications:
- Catalist
- GLI
- GeoComply
- OpticOdds
- Sportradar
Robert is an expert on sports betting in the United States, specifically the legalization process and regulation surrounding the industry.
