Chiefs' Transfer To Kansas Won't Impact Missouri's Sportsbook Lineup

Missouri sports gamblers will not see a noticeable impact from the Kansas City Chiefs' pending transfer to Kansas.


- The Kansas City Chiefs' planned move to Kansas will not change Missouri's lineup of live mobile sportsbooks.


- Kansas sports betting will likewise remain untouched, as state law requires books to partner with gambling establishments, not teams.


- Missouri lawmakers proposed a symbolic costs targeting group sportsbook partnerships, however it is unlikely to advance.


The NFL club was among 6 Missouri professional sports franchises that might partner with a third-party mobile sportsbook for state market gain access to. Though sponsored by several operators, the Chiefs did not strike an access collaboration with any live Missouri mobile book.


This indicates Missouri's 8 live sportsbooks - bet365, BetMGM, Circa, Caesars, DraftKings, Fanatics, FanDuel and theScore Bet - can all stay live in Missouri even after the Chiefs leave.


The group's pending 2031 move from rural Kansas City, Missouri, to Wyandotte County, Kansas, will remove one eligible licensee, but it was unlikely to ever strike such an offer after decreasing to do so ahead of the state's mobile sports wagering launch on Dec. 1, 2025. The Chiefs, like the other five Missouri pro sports teams, likewise decreased to open a retail book next to their home place, Arrowhead Stadium.


There are eight mobile sportsbooks live in Missouri; 2 partnered with pro sports teams, 4 partnered with in-state gambling establishments, and 2 that made "untethered" licenses that didn't require third-party market access offers.


Influence on Kansas


The Chiefs' move won't have a direct sports betting influence on Kansas, either.


All six live Kansas mobile sportsbooks are needed by law to partner with among the state's 4 brick-and-mortar gambling establishments. Current law would prohibit the Chiefs from opening an on-property retail book at their new stadium.


Though it won't impact the roster of qualified sportsbooks in either state, the relocation could injure betting handle in Missouri, a minimum of on Chiefs game days. There were more than 10,000 active betting accounts from users around Arrowhead Stadium throughout the Chiefs' Dec. 7 video game versus the Houston Texans, according to findings from geofencing supplier GeoComply, resulting in more than 43,000 geolocation checks.


Missouri's income report for its first month of legal sports wagering is anticipated to be released in January's 2nd half.


Market gain access to revocation bill presented


In action to the relocation, a Missouri lawmaker has actually introduced legislation that would prohibit the Chiefs from having a sports betting partner while still in the Show-Me State.


State Sen. Nick Schroer's proposed constitutional amendment would remove Missouri NFL teams from having the ability to partner with a third-party sportsbook or open an on-property retail book. The amendment would appear on the 2028 tally, however even if approved by voters, it would only restrict such a partnership for the 3 years the group is still arranged to play in Missouri.


Voters narrowly approved Missouri sports betting legalization by means of a different constitutional change on the 2024 tally.


The new measure, which appears not likely to make the tally, is mainly . The Chiefs have given no indication they will pursue a market access contract. However, the 8 live books comprise more than 95% of the nationwide income market share, additional disincentivizing such a deal.


The Chiefs have played at Arrowhead Stadium because 1972, the second-longest consecutive period at one arena of any NFL group behind just the Green Bay Packers' stay at Lambeau Field that began in 1957. Missouri lost its other NFL group, the then St. Louis Rams, when it transferred to Los Angeles in 2016.