Kansas City sports bars hope Missouri joins the legal sports gambling arena soon
Updated: 9:48 PM CST February 23, 2023
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WE WILL DRY THINGS AGAIN. IS COMING. WELL, LEGALIZING SPORTS BETTING IS A STEP CLOSER IN MISSOURI, WHERE A STATE HOUSE COMMITTEE HAS MOVED THE GAMING BILL TO THE HOUSE FLOOR FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. MISSOURI PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO GO TO BED LEGALLY IN KANSAS, IOWA, ILLINOIS OR ARKANSAS. AND IT’S BEAUTIFUL. DENNIS EVANS TELLS US HOW MISSOURIANS WILL SOON BE ABLE TO BET ON SPORTS. OH, WITH SPORT, GAMBLING HAS BECOME LEGAL AFTER A mile away. AND JUST ACROSS THE STATE LINE, THE OWNER OF THE GRAIN SALOON REALLY DIDN’T THINK IT WAS A BIG DEAL. AT THE BEGINNING WE DON’T THINK OF LOSING TOO MUCH. TURN OUT IT WAS A LITTLE LITTLE. THE PLAZA SPORTS BAR HAS STARTED TO NOTICE CUSTOMERS HEADING TO THE EXITS ON MATCH DAY. People realize that there are a lot of funny little things, they go to the Kansas side and they used to go back at first. AND NOW THEY ARE JUST THERE. IF THINGS GO AS EXPECTED, THE CUSTOMER EXODUS MAY END, WITH THE POSSIBILITY THAT MISSOURI MAY SOON ENTER KANSAS INTO THE LEGAL SPORTS GAMING ARENA. WHEN YOU HAVE A STATE LINE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE, KANSAS AND MISSOURI, I THINK THEY NEED TO PUT TOGETHER AND MAKE IT UNDERSTAND. FOR NOW, MISSOURI IS PLAYING TO CATCH UP WITH ITS NEIGHBORS, BUT IT’S A GOOD BET THEY WON’T BE BACK FOR LONG. THERE ARE SOME PLACES ACROSS THE STATE LINE THAT ARE REALLY, VERY BUSY AND ARE REALLY BENEFITING FROM IT. AND IF WE PASS IT HERE, YOU KNOW, IT WILL ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEN WE WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL AND THEY WILL PAY. EVERYONE WILL BE JUST AS HAPPY AS THEY CAN BE. DENNIS EVANS KMBC9 NEWS. NOW IF THE LAW GOES ALL THE WAY AND IS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR, SPORTS BETTING WOULD BE
Kansas City sports bars hope Missouri joins the legal sports gambling arena soon
Updated: 9:48 PM CST February 23, 2023
When sports gambling first became legal just over a mile away across the state line, The Granfalloon didn’t think it was a big deal. But gradually, The Plaza sports bar started to notice that patrons were heading to the outings on big sports days. “People realize there’s a lot of fun stuff, little gimmicks, they go to the Kansas side and they used to come back and now they stay over there,” said Tim Caniglia, the owner of The Granfalloon. Missouri went one step further on Thursday to make it happen: If things go as planned, that exodus of customers could end in Missouri joining Kansas in the arena of legal sports gambling. For now, Missouri is trying to catch up with its neighbor, but it’s a good bet they won’t fall behind for long.
When sports gambling first became legal just over a mile away across the state line, The Granfalloon didn’t think it was a big deal.
But gradually, The Plaza sports bar started to notice that patrons were heading to the outings on big sports days.
“People realize there’s a lot of fun stuff, little gimmicks, they go to the Kansas side and they used to come back and now they stay over there,” said Tim Caniglia, the owner of The Granfalloon.
Missouri went one step further on Thursday to make it happen:
If things go as planned, that exodus of customers could end up with Missouri possibly joining Kansas in the arena of legal sports gambling.
For now, Missouri is trying to catch up with its neighbor, but it’s a good bet they won’t fall behind for long.
