Missouri Senate Debates Sports Wagering Bill

(MISSOURINET) – Hours were spent deliberating a bill that would authorize sports wagering in Missouri. Amendments added to the bill would increase the tax rate to 15-percent for education as well as requiring casinos to pay admission fees for people who place an online bet over a two-hour period. Republican Senator Tony Luetkemeyer explains the motivation behind his bill…

Other add-ons would raise the admission fee casinos pay per person from $2 to $4 with the fees going to Missouri veterans’ homes and cemeteries. Several other proposed amendments, which failed, could have derailed the bill’s passage, including creating a voter referendum on sports betting.