Missouri Sports Betting Won't Arrive in Time for the 2025 Super Bowl

The Missouri Gaming Commission (MGC) has submitted its draft regulations for sports betting, but it won't arrive in time for the 2025 Super Bowl.

Ziv Chen

Last Updated: February 5, 2025 12:54 PM EST • 3 minute read

Missouri Sports Betting Won't Arrive in Time for Super Bowl LIX — Pictured: Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton takes the field prior. Photo by Jay Biggerstaff / Imagn Images.

It's the biggest event of the year for our best sports betting sites, but Missouri residents will have to wait a little longer to get in on the fun.

According to the Kansas City media outlet KSHB 41, the Missouri Gaming Commission (MGC) has submitted its draft regulations for sports betting to the governor's office.

While it's a step in the right direction for legal Missouri sports betting, the current path indicates that the state won't be ready for the upcoming Super Bowl on Feb. 9.

The draft regulations were prepared after Missouri voters approved Amendment 2 on Nov. 5 of last year. That amendment legalized sports betting and mandated that the MGC license and regulate the activity by December 1, 2025.

Draft regulations

MGC Chair Jan Zimmerman announced on Jan. 30 that the state is progressing as planned to begin issuing sports betting licenses by the end of June. She also highlighted a significant advancement this week, noting that a draft of the proposed rules and regulations has been submitted to Governor Mike Kehoe's office for review.

"That whole application process is really intensive and really takes a lot of work by the background investigators. It takes a lot of work by the people who are trying to be licensed, because they have to get us all this paperwork about their financial backgrounds and all that," said Zimmerman.

The proposed regulations seek to regulate both in-person and online sports betting. The 13 brick-and-mortar casinos in Missouri will be allowed to apply for sports gambling licenses including through mobile applications, and they'll be sure to offer lucrative Missouri sportsbook promos.

However, the amendment allows for two more licenses not tied to a casino. According to Zimmerman, these licenses are not automatically given to big sports betting companies like FanDuel and DraftKings.

"It's not just FanDuel and DraftKings,” Zimmerman added. “We're going to have a process, a selection process, to determine those, whether it's a point system or something like that. The untethered licenses, obviously, are an important component. But we didn't have any control over the number, because that’s what’s in the initiative.”

Moreover, the new law creates sports-gambling districts around the home stadiums of the state’s six professional sports teams: the Kansas City Chiefs, Kansas City Royals, Kansas City Current, St. Louis Blues, St. Louis Cardinals, and St. Louis City SC.

The Chiefs-Eagles rematch

While Missouri sports betting won’t be ready for the 2025 Super Bowl, plenty of fans will still be watching as the Kansas City Chiefs from Missouri face off against the Philadelphia Eagles at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. The teams squared off two years ago in the Super Bowl, with the Chiefs topping the Eagles 38-35.

Under coach Andy Reid, the Chiefs finished the regular season with a 15-2 record, tied for the league's best. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes carried the team, but he had help from tight end Travis Kelce and midseason acquisition wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins.

The Eagles, with coach Nick Sirianni leading the way, finished the season 14-3. Quarterback Jalen Hurts had a very efficient season and was supported by running back Saquon Barkley, who became the ninth player in NFL history to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season

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Ziv Chen

Ziv has over two decades of experience in the igaming and sports betting industry, having served in senior marketing and business development positions with both B2C and B2B companies, including Playtech and Microgaming. In 2019, Ziv decided to pursue his passion for writing and became a fulltime industry journalist, covering casino, sports, and gambling business news. He’s specialties include casino games and technology, US state gambling regulation, company performance, as well as gambling affiliates and marketing. As a Pitt graduate, Ziv is a diehard fan of all Pittsburgh sports teams, with the Steelers at the top of the list. In his free time, he enjoys reading crime fiction, biographies (mainly of sports personalities, but not only) and American history. Ziv’s Favorite quote: “We're going to pursue perfection, knowing full well we won't catch it, but we're going to relentlessly chase it," Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach.