Sports Betting

Almost 10,000 votes not reported on Election Day in Christian County go heavily against Amendment 2, while small changes elsewhere in the state add to majority.

Missouri voters passed a majority of the proposed ballot measures, amending the state constitution to ensure the right to an abortion, legalizing sports gambling in the state and more.

The Midwest Newsroom analyzed the funders behind high-profile proposed ballot measures and the amount they’re spending. Abortion and sports betting campaigns are the leading targets for out-of-state money.

Critics say sports gambling revenue could have little effect in Missouri's education.

Brooke Foster of Missourians Against the Deceptive Online Gambling Amendment was a guest on the latest episode of the Politically Speaking Hour on St. Louis on the Air.

The suit argues that the methodology used by the Missouri Secretary of State’s office to certify that the sports betting proposal collected enough signatures was unconstitutional.

The secretary of state’s office announced Tuesday that petitions for abortion rights, raising the minimum wage and legalizing sports betting had enough signatures to go on the ballot.

In order to boost infrastructure spending and avoid a projected fiscal cliff facing the state in the next couple of years, Democrats who control Illinois' government are betting on two of its most rapidly growing revenue sources: sports wagering and video gambling.

Supporters of a ballot initiative legalizing sports betting said they have gathered more than 300,000 signatures — roughly 171,000 are needed to make the 2024 ballot.

More than $10 million — much of it from outside the state — has been raised to push proposals for abortion rights, sports wagering and to raise the minimum wage in Missouri.