Missourians can now legally place bets on sports.

The constitutional amendment, which Missourians passed in November 2024, went into effect on Monday.

It marks the end of a years-long effort to legalize sports betting in the state, one that ultimately came down to a vote of the people.

Derek Durst, of Ballwin , who voted to legalize sports betting, said he knows plenty of people who have crossed state lines to bet in Illinois and Kansas.

“It's like not the worst thing to keep the money in house for taxes. But it wasn't really based on that. I just kind of wanted it legal here, because it's inconvenient to drive to Illinois,” Durst said.

It was a close approval of Amendment 2, which passed with 50.1% of the nearly 3 million votes cast.

Jack Cardetti, who was the spokesperson f

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