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Sports betting terminals line the Horseshoe St. Louis Casino on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in downtown St. Louis. Monday marked the first day Missourians were able to place legal sports bets, after voters enshrined the right to wager in the state constitution last year.
Brian Munoz
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St. Louis Public Radio
The commission unanimously denied a request from the National Collegiate Athletic Association to ban bets on college athletes and first-half wager point spreads for men’s and women’s basketball games. However, the issue could be revisited in the future.