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Missouri sports wagerers have crossed into Kansas for almost three years to position legal sports bets. Three years from now, Kansas locals might do the same.
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Key takeaways

- Kansas lawmakers stopped new sportsbook license extensions until 2026, meaning possible regulative changes that might impact its 6 legal operators after 2027.

- Missouri is set to launch legal mobile sportsbooks in late 2025, possibly reversing cross-border wagering patterns as Kansas gamblers may head east.

- Future in Kansas could include a sole-operator model or tax hikes, impacting competition and encouraging gamblers to look for alternatives in Missouri.

Kansas sports wagering background
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Kansas launched its very first legal mobile sportsbooks in 2022. Six books now take bets: BetMGM, Caesars, DraftKings, ESPN BET, Fanatics and FanDuel.

The ability to place legal bets in Kansas brings in wagerers on the Missouri side of the Kansas City city area to Kansas to bet, with some doing so most or almost every day of the week.

That might change if Kansas lawmakers overthrow the existing regulatory structure. Sources inform Covers some lawmakers wish to increase the state's sports betting tax income, amongst the lowest per capita of any of the 30 states with statewide legal mobile sportsbooks.

Kansas' likely reconsideration of its six-book legal sports betting market next year will come after Missouri goes deal with as numerous as a dozen books