Missouri Reports More than $540 Million in Handle for Sports Betting Debut
By Robert Linnehan in Sports Betting News
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- The Missouri Gaming Commission released the first public sports betting figures for the Show-Me State
- During its first month of operation, Missouri sports bettors wagered more than $543 million
- Adjusted gross revenue came in at a loss due to heavily offered promotional deductions
Missouri sports betting totals are in for the first month, and while hundreds of millions of dollars were bet online, the Show-Me State only reported about $520,000 in tax revenues.
The Missouri Gaming Commission released its sports betting totals for December, the first month the state has offered retail and online sports betting.
According to the commission, Missouri sports betting resulted in $543.03 million in total handle for the month, but reported a loss of $20.75 million in adjusted gross revenue.
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Heavy Month of Promotions
The sports betting totals were reported to the Missouri Gaming Commission on Jan. 15, 2026. As expected, online sports betting dominated the month, with account holders betting $538,881,519 across licensed online sports betting platforms compared with $4,157,611 through retail sportsbooks.
In total, Missourians bet $543,039,131 across retail and online sportsbooks for its inaugural month of sports betting. The number of online sports betting wagers came in at more than 25.6 million compared with 48,637 bets placed at land-based sportsbooks.
Despite the energetic handle totals, the Missouri Gaming Commission reported an overall adjusted gross revenue loss of $20,758,443. This can largely be explained by the heavy number of sports betting promotions licensed online operators offered to new customers, which the state does not allow to be deducted from losses.
In total, Missouri sports wagering tax revenues came in at $521,200.
DraftKings, FanDuel Asserts Dominance
DraftKings Missouri and FanDuel Missouri took no time to become the dominant force in Missouri sports betting, both operators reporting more than $195 million in online sports betting handle.
FanDuel topped all operators with $212,818,3367 in online sports betting handle, with DraftKings reporting $195,325,842 in handle for the month.
Bet365 Missouri was the final operator on the pedestal, notching $57,790,274 in handle.
Here are the licensed online sports betting handle totals for the month of December:
Total online sports betting deductions for the month came in at $560,527,294, which led to the loss in total taxable adjusted gross revenue.
Here are the online adjusted gross revenue totals for the month:
Regulatory Writer and Editor
Robert Linnehan covers all regulatory developments in online gambling and sports betting. He specializes in U.S. sports betting news along with casino regulation news as one of the most trusted sources in the country.
