Legal sports gambling is set to begin in Missouri on December 1, more than a year after voters approved legalization. Many bettors are eager for it to begin, but addiction health advocates are concerned about easily accessible mobile gambling.

Legal sports wagering is coming to Missouri, and betting platforms and state officials alike are preparing.

So are those who help people addicted to gambling.

Missouri Gaming Commission Chair Jan Zimmerman said many people are eagerly anticipating the start on Dec. 1 since voters approved it by a narrow margin last November.

"The people who will engage in sports wagering, they're anxious," Zimmerman said. "They want to get it going. They wish that we were going to have it live before Dec. 1, for sure."

Others are concerned about the effect t

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