Missouri will allow licensed sportsbooks to accept legal wagers beginning at 12:01 a.m. local time on December 1, 2025, with users able to deposit into approved sportsbook accounts starting 12:01 a.m. on November 17, 2025.
While the Missouri Gaming Commission (MGC) is expected to publish the full list of eligible sportsbooks by Oct. 22, 2025, here are the latest confirmed operators:
Aside from the usual operators that enter new markets, Circa is a surprise addition, since they are only available in Nevada, Colorado, Iowa, Illinois, and Kentucky.
This is a site that caters to higher-stakes bettors who prefer larger limits on betting markets without having to worry about getting limited during hot streaks. With Circa being available, the Missouri market is catering to both beginners and experienced bettors.
The staged rollout and a slate of nine major operators entering at launch will make Missouri an immediately competitive market.
For users who typically wait for launch promotions, heavy marketing and sign-up offers in the weeks between the deposit and betting start dates are expected. Operators commonly use this window to lock in customers and build their balances before the first legal wagers are placed.
This means that there will be pre-launch offers available. Despite the delayed start, coming towards the end of the NFL season, Missouri sports bettors will get to enjoy welcome bonuses just in time for the playoffs.
Policy around Missouri college player prop bets is still being set by the MGC. The constitutional amendment that legalized betting within the state gives the MGC authority to write the detailed rules, so the commission’s final regulations will determine which prop markets are allowed or banned.
The following states have excluded college player prop betting:
The MGC will reveal its full policy on college sports betting in the next couple of months. States like Illinois have banned sports betting ads on college campuses, so it’s fair to wonder if similar restrictions will be implemented in Missouri.
Missouri’s constitutional amendment sets a flat 10% tax on sportsbook revenue (sportsbook “adjusted gross receipts”), with part of the money directed to regulatory costs, compulsive-gambling programs, and public education funding.
By contrast, states like Illinois recently adopted a tax structure that includes per-bet charges, which has prompted some operators to pass fees or minimum-wager rules along to customers to offset the higher, usage-based cost. Reporting and operator announcements show books in Illinois choosing different ways to handle that new per-bet burden.
Because Missouri’s tax is a percentage of revenue rather than a per-wager surcharge, it is less likely on its face to produce the same kind of per-bet fees that appeared in Illinois. This is because the flat 10% rate is simpler and more predictable for operators than Illinois’ tiered/per-bet approach.
