Welcome to iGB's State of the Union, a look at the biggest North American sports betting stories we've covered over the week and briefs on others we found interesting.
Final tally: Slim win in Missouri
Missouri voters passed a legal sports betting initiative on 5 November, but the vote count wasn’t official until yesterday (5 December). And it turns out that the proposal won by the slimmest of margins – .05%, according to the Missouri secretary of state’s (SOS) office. The SOS certified the results, which show that Amendment 2 won by 2,961 votes. A total of 2,954,343 ballots were cast on the initiative question.
The initiative was the richest in Missouri history, with proponents and opponents spending a combined $57 million. DraftKings and FanDuel were the biggest proponents, although Missouri’s professional sports teams took the lead on the getting the initiative on the ballot.
Kansans have gone all-in on sports betting. But soon, Missouri residents will be able to rol..