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Sports betting was an issue that divided Missouri voters for the entire election season, in part because of some of the negative problems associated with gambling. One local gambling disorder specialist said legalized sports betting could lead to bad consequences for some.

Ryan Butler, Senior Editor of Covers.com, estimates it will take 6 to 9 months for sports betting to be launched across the Show Me State.

In most legal sports betting states it has taken six to nine months to approve and launch sportsbooks. That would put a go-live date sometime around summer 2025. The sportsbooks themselves will also push to go live before the fall football season, perennially the most lucrative time of the year.

Bill DeWitt III, president of the St. Louis Cardinals, applauded the results Wednesday morning. “It's a great result for Missouri,” he said. “And it's good for the teams.”

Voters in Missouri will decide the fate of sports betting at the ballot box this week, putting millions of tax revenue dollars in the balance.

Legalization of sports betting in Missouri would trigger escalators in NFL team's contracts with BetMGM, DraftKings.

According to the amendment's language, via the Missouri Secretary of State's website, the amendment directs the Missouri Gaming Commission to make sports betting available in the state by next year.