Eric Uribe

The race to bring legal sports betting to Missouri before the local legislature adjourns on May 13 is heating up. So much so, in fact, that professional sports franchises throughout the state have joined the push to bring about change. With so many in favor of legalizing sports gambling, and with so much money on the line, should we expect Missouri to take the plunge 33 other states have already made? Let's break it all down.

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Entering 2022, over 30 states in the U.S. have made the decision to legalize sports betting in some form. Others, meanwhile, have proposed or even approved legislation that would do the same in the next year or so. And yet, to the surprise of many, California has isn't a member of either group. They haven't legalized any form of sports betting and won't rehash the issue again until their November 2022 ballot. What, pray to tell, does this mean for the future of sports betting in the state? We're here to have a look.

Legal sports betting first arrived in New York at the start of January 2022. However, given how delayed the rollout proved to be at the beginning of a new year, February marked the first full month in which sports betting was fully legal. And not surprisingly, it was a banner pay period for the state. New York accepted more than $1.5 billion in sports bets for February, which amounts to nearly $100 million in total revenue for the state itself. And believe it or not, the best has probably yet to come.

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