Missouri legalizes sports betting by narrow margin in historic vote [Video]

RIGHT NOW, DEMOCRATS HAVE 44. AND NOW LET’S FOCUS IN ON MISSOURI, WHERE SPORTS BETTING NARROWLY PASSED THE RESULTS WENT FINAL THIS MORNING. KMBC NINE S ANDY ALCOCK LIVE AT THE TRUMAN SPORTS COMPLEX WITH WELL, THE LOCAL SUPPORT ON THIS ISSUE. AND THERE SURE WAS THAT ANDY. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. CHRIS AND LAURA, THE CHIEFS, ROYALS AND CURRENT ALL SUPPORTED PASSAGE OF THIS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. AND THERE WAS BIG MONEY AT STAKE. BILLIONS WITH A B, WE’RE TOLD. ALSO ACCORDING TO STATE RECORDS CLOSE TO $30 MILLION WAS DONATED TO CONVINCE MISSOURIANS TO EITHER VOTE YES OR NO ON THIS ISSUE. IN OCTOBER ALONE, ONLINE SPORTS BETTING INTERESTS DONATED MILLIONS FOR THE YES CAMPAIGN AND SEVERAL CASINOS DID THE SAME FOR THE NO CAMPAIGN. THE RESULT WAS A RAZOR THIN MARGIN. YES ON AMENDMENT TWO WON BY LESS THAN 7300 VOTES OUT OF MORE THAN. 2.9 MILLION CAST. SAINT LOUIS …