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Chiefs Futures Dominate Missouri’s First Week of Legal Sports Betting

Regulators report a smooth launch, with early data showing heavy app activity.

Overview

  • BetMGM says signups and activations in Missouri have “skyrocketed” during the opening week, with interest peaking during Chiefs games.
  • GeoComply logged more than 2.6 million location checks in the first 24 hours and about 250,000 active accounts on launch day.
  • Chiefs Super Bowl and AFC futures rank as the most-bet markets in Missouri’s early days, according to BetMGM.
  • The Missouri Gaming Commission says operators went live without technical issues and will deliver the first full-month reports in mid-January.
  • Regulators are vetting roughly 2,500 license applications and auditing promotional deductions under the state’s 10% adjusted-gross-revenue tax, which earmarks funds for problem-gambling programs and education.