Tennis Parlays, NHL Parlays, and Promos Highlight First Missouri Sports Bets
By Robert Linnehan in Sports Betting News
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- Missouri launched sports betting today at 12:01 a.m.
- Operators have reported a number of first bets in the state, which range from parlays to promo bets
- Several Missouri sports betting customers believe they placed the first bet in the state
Parlays and promo bets…was there ever a question as to what would be bet first in Missouri?
Missouri sports betting operators have been sharing the first bets customers have placed in the Show-Me State, as Missouri today became the 39th state in the country to launch a sports betting market.
Eight licensed Missouri sports betting apps launched their services today at 12:01 a.m.
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Parlays and Promos Dominate
DraftKings Missouri, Circa Missouri, FanDuel Missouri, Fanatics Sportsbook Missouri, Caesars Sportsbook Missouri, theScore Bet Missouri (formerly ESPN BET Missouri), bet365 Missouri, and BetMGM Missouri are now open for business as the state launched sports betting early this morning.
Several of the licensed Missouri sports betting operators shared the first bets that were placed in the Show-Me State, most of which came seconds after the operators gave the go-ahead to launch their markets.
Multi-leg parlay bets and promo bets seemed to be the first wagers of choice in Missouri.
Caesars Sportsbook reported on social media that the first bet placed on its online sports betting platform in the Show-Me State was a $5 multi-leg NHL parlay. The bet features the following legs:
- Flyers ML (-140)
- Devils ML (-155)
- Jets ML (-105)
- Blues ML (-160)
- Mammoth ML (-165)
DraftKings also accepted an NHL bet as its first Missouri transaction, as the operator reported a Missouri customer placed a $50 bet on the St. Louis Blues registering at least one-shot on goal during tonight’s matchup against the Anaheim Ducks. It was a DraftKings promo bet set at +100 for Show-Me State customers with a $50 maximum.
A FanDuel sportsbook representative reported to Sports Betting Dime the first bet placed on its online platform was a $50 promo bet at +100 that at least one point will be scored during tonight’s Monday Night Football matchup between the New York Giants and New England Patriots.
The first non-promo bet? A FanDuel customer placed a six-leg tennis parlay 10-seconds after launch. It lost by one leg.

Missouri Customers Vie For First Bet in State
Several Missouri sports betting customers laid claim to placing the first ever bet in the state. One user on X, @loganpunts, even posted a video of himself placing a bet on FanDuel at exactly 12:01 a.m. when the sportsbook opened up its online platform to the public.
One X user, @dynastyjerk, claimed to have the first winning bet in the Show-Me State, posting a winning FanDuel slip at 12:01 a.m. on tennis player Deep Munim to win game eight in her match against Aniketh Venkataraman.
The bet was placed for $5 and won exactly 17-cents for a $5.17 return.
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