All-in: Missouri voters pass Amendment 2, legalize sports gambling [Video]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Sports gambling is coming to the Show-Me State.

Missouri voters passed Amendment 2 on Wednesday with 50.1% of the vote, according to unofficial election results.

The amendment passed by a margin of less than 7,500 votes or 0.256%. The possibility of a recount can be triggered at 0.5% or lower in Missouri.

A recount could be requested, but there are no automatic recounts in Missouri.

Missourians Against the Deceptive Online Gambling Amendment, the political action committee that spearheaded opposition to Amendment 2 in Missouri, does not plan to request a recount, a spokesperson told KSHB 41 News on Wednesday afternoon.

Amendment 2 becomes state law 30 days after the election — though a final certification, which isn’t expected to change the outcome, might not come until Dec. 10 under Missouri law.

The Missouri Gaming Commission has until Dec. 1, 2025, to roll out legal sports betting …