Missouri's Sports Betting Handle Projected to have Surpassed $73M In 1st Week
The start of legal sports betting in Missouri has actually gone effectively - even better than many expected.
GeoComply tracks sportsbooks customers and bets by their location.
188,000 Missouri sportsbook accounts were preregistered in the two weeks prior to launch.
Analysts were required to adjust their forecasts following Missouri's early sports wagering turnout.
Missouri sports betting was legislated on the November tally a year earlier. It took over a year to get the marketplace to operational status, however the state lastly accepted its first legal wagers simply after midnight on Dec. 1.
The first wagers mostly involved local teams. Circa Sports CEO Derek Stevens, whose platform got one of two untethered operators' licenses, revealed that the very first bet in Missouri was a moneyline wager on the St. Louis Blues to beat the Anaheim Ducks.
Caesars' very first wager likewise included the Blues in a $5, five-leg NHL moneyline parlay at +1,337 chances.
Together, Missouri's first legal gamblers smashed the expectations set for the new market. Analysts were required to increase their short-term forecasts, even with NFL results leading to negatively changed first-year projections.
BetMissouri, with the assistance of geolocation company GeoComply, projects the state can generate the list below figures throughout the coming days and months:
Dec. 1-7: $73,229,220 (+11.5% compared to its preliminary estimation).
Dec. 1-31: $292,916,880 (+11.5%).
Dec. 1, 2025 - Nov. 30, 2026: $3.515 billion (-9.4%)
Eye-popping overalls
Missouri's first-month totals will eventually be released by its gaming commission.
Even without the precise total, plenty of signs beyond the $73-million figure show the market is currently a success.
The start of legal sports betting in Missouri has actually gone effectively - even better than many expected.
GeoComply tracks sportsbooks customers and bets by their location.
188,000 Missouri sportsbook accounts were preregistered in the two weeks prior to launch.
Analysts were required to adjust their forecasts following Missouri's early sports wagering turnout.
Missouri sports betting was legislated on the November tally a year earlier. It took over a year to get the marketplace to operational status, however the state lastly accepted its first legal wagers simply after midnight on Dec. 1.
The first wagers mostly involved local teams. Circa Sports CEO Derek Stevens, whose platform got one of two untethered operators' licenses, revealed that the very first bet in Missouri was a moneyline wager on the St. Louis Blues to beat the Anaheim Ducks.
Caesars' very first wager likewise included the Blues in a $5, five-leg NHL moneyline parlay at +1,337 chances.
Together, Missouri's first legal gamblers smashed the expectations set for the new market. Analysts were required to increase their short-term forecasts, even with NFL results leading to negatively changed first-year projections.
BetMissouri, with the assistance of geolocation company GeoComply, projects the state can generate the list below figures throughout the coming days and months:
Dec. 1-7: $73,229,220 (+11.5% compared to its preliminary estimation).
Dec. 1-31: $292,916,880 (+11.5%).
Dec. 1, 2025 - Nov. 30, 2026: $3.515 billion (-9.4%)
Eye-popping overalls
Missouri's first-month totals will eventually be released by its gaming commission.
Even without the precise total, plenty of signs beyond the $73-million figure show the market is currently a success.