Over 30 states have legalized sports betting, including all but one of the states, Oklahoma, that border Missouri. The Cardinals, with Dewitt at the helm, are one of the Missouri-based sports franchises pushing for the legalization of sports betting in the state. 10, 2023, outside of his office in Busch Stadium. Louis Public Radio Bill Dewitt III, the president of the St.

“It's frustrating and feels like something that we should be able to do,” Koenig said. Charles,” Halfacre said.īrett Koenig, who is behind Let MO Play, which advocates legalizing sports betting, said some of the disappointment is just seeing the dysfunction within the legislature on the issue. “I don't know where the money goes after it gets out of my hands, but it might go back into the community when my money is now going over to the community in Alton or Collinsville as opposed to St. He says seeing states that surround Missouri legalize sports betting makes him wonder why the state is behind on this issue. Paul Halfacre, a Florissant resident, only places bets in person as opposed to on his phone. “I probably spend like two, three hours driving a day just to get over there and to get back,” Basden said. Basden makes his living betting on sports, so every day he drives from Missouri to Illinois to place his bets. Cameron Basden used to live in Illinois but has lived in the St.