KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – In early November, Missouri voters narrowly approved the legalization of sports betting. But Kansas City sports fans hoping to place a wager on the Chiefs or Royals may have to wait even longer to place a wager in the Show-Me State.

On Monday morning, the Missouri Gaming Commission confirmed the Missouri Secretary of State’s office had rejected emergency licensing rules.

“In the absence of emergency rules, our timeline is being pushed back months,” the Missouri Gaming Commission stated. “The Commission will proceed with our proposed licensing rules that were filed at the same time and will become effective August 30, 2025. In the meantime, Commission staff will continue working to ensure we meet the constitutionally required start date of sports wagering not later than December 1, 2025.”

Commissioner Jan Zimmerman had initially hoped to have sports betting up and running in the summer of 2025.

Sec. of State Denny Hoskins has long been an opponent of sports gambling bills proposed in the Missouri legislature. In 2022, his filibuster as a state senator over the removal of video lottery lottery terminals in sports betting legislation all but killed any bills.

The emergency rules rejected by Hoskins are listed in the document below:

Copyright 2025 KCTV. All rights reserved.