While no bets can currently be placed, sports betting in Missouri is gearing up for its December 1st launch, Gaming Commission Chairman Jan Zimmerman told Missourinet that temporary licenses will be granted ahead of the go-live date.

“We wanted to make sure that the suppliers who have the technology side of sports wagering make sure that their product works,” said Zimmerman. “And so those temporary licenses issued to those suppliers in advance of December 1st means that you know they already know, you know that it’s going to work when we go live.”

Zimmerman said one of the biggest hurdles has been writing the rules from the ground up.

“There are hundreds of pages of everything that will regulate sports wagering in the state of Missouri,” said Zimmerman. “The staff spent. I can’t even te

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