Welcome to the party, Missouri. You beautiful degenerates absolutely crushed it.

The Show-Me State launched legal sports betting on December 1st, and the numbers from the first two weeks are in. Spoiler: Missouri showed up ready to bet.

The Quick Hit

• Week 1 handle: Estimated $73+ million in wagers
• Accounts created: 520,000+ in the first week
• Day 1 activity: 250,000 active accounts, 2.6 million geolocation checks
• Arrowhead Stadium: 43,000 bettors detected at the Chiefs-Chargers game (Dec 14)

The Numbers Are Insane

Missouri voters approved Amendment 2 in November 2024, finally legalizing sports betting after years of legislative gridlock over tax rates and video lottery terminals. On December 1st, 2025, the floodgates opened.

First 24 hours:

• 250,000+ active accounts
• 2.6 million geolocation checks (the pings that verify you're actually in Missouri)
• First legal bet: A $100 parlay on the Blues, Chiefs, Bulls, and Bears at BetMGM Cape Girardeau

First full week:

• 520,000+ accounts created
• 18.5 million geolocation checks
• Estimated handle of $73.2 million based on GeoComply data

For context, Missouri is now the 39th state to offer legal sports betting. They were the first state to launch in 2025 and the first since North Carolina went live in March 2024.

Arrowhead Stadium Is a Casino Now

The Chiefs games have been absolutely wild for betting activity. Here's what GeoComply tracked:

December 7 (Chiefs vs Texans on SNF):

• 10,000+ active betting accounts inside Arrowhead
• One week after launch, and 10K people are betting from their seats

December 14 (Chiefs vs Chargers):

• 43,000 active betting accounts inside Arrowhead
• That's roughly 50% of stadium capacity

Forty-three THOUSAND degenerates, all sitting in Arrowhead, all placing bets on their phones while watching the game live. The future is here, and it's beautiful.

(Unfortunately, the Chiefs lost that game 16-13 and Mahomes tore his ACL, but that's a different kind of pain.)

Who's Taking the Action?

Missouri launched with eight sportsbooks ready to roll:

1. DraftKings — The king of market share
2. FanDuel — The queen of market share
3. BetMGM — The casino giant
4. Caesars Sportsbook — The Vegas OG
5. bet365 — The international player
6. Fanatics Sportsbook — The merch company that became a book
7. theScore Bet — The former ESPN BET
8. Circa Sports — The locals' favorite

All eight launched on Day 1, which is impressive coordination. Usually new states stagger launches, but Missouri came out swinging.

What It Means for Bettors

If you're a Missouri resident, you now have access to:

• Legal, regulated sportsbooks with consumer protections
• Sign-up bonuses from all eight operators (shop around, people)
• The ability to bet legally from Arrowhead, Busch Stadium, the Enterprise Center, or your couch
• No more sketchy offshore books

The tax rate is 10% on adjusted gross revenue, which is reasonable compared to states like New York (51%) that passed their costs onto bettors through worse odds.

The Bottom Line

Missouri's launch was a massive success by every metric. The demand was there. The operators were ready. And Missouri degenerates showed up like they'd been waiting their whole lives for this moment.

Which, let's be honest, they probably were.

Welcome to the club, Missouri. The first bet is always the sweetest. Now try not to blow your rent money on Chiefs futures — they're not looking so hot anymore.