Newsroom

The Beacon News

September 18, 2024

Missouri could legalize sports gambling. How much tax revenue could it generate?

You can bet on almost anything during the Super Bowl. Money changes hands based on the result of the coin toss, the color of Gatorade dumped on the winning coach and the length of the national anthem.  In 2023, Kansans took full advantage of the chance to bet on sports. They bet $194 million in […]

Press Release

September 13, 2024

Missourians Against the Deceptive Online Gambling Amendment Releases New Television Ad

Advertisement encourages a NO vote on Amendment 2 and rebuts the deceptive claims made by out-of-state online gambling corporations  St. Louis, MO – September 13, 2024 – Missourians Against the Deceptive Online Gambling Amendment today released its first television advertisement. The ad, titled “Zero,” rebuts deceptive statements made in a TV ad released this week by proponents of Amendment […]

Press Release

September 10, 2024

Committee Launches Campaign to Defeat Deceptive Measure that Would Legalize Online Sports Gambling in Missouri

Measure Would Enrich Online, Out-of-State Gambling Corporations While Creating Special Loopholes That Would Allow Them to Pay Zero Dollars to Missouri St. Louis, MO – September 10, 2024 – Missourians Against the Deceptive Online Gambling Amendment today launched their campaign to oppose Amendment 2 – the November 2024 Constitutional Amendment that would legalize online sports […]

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

January 19, 2024

Missouri sports betting proposal raises red flags, report finds

JEFFERSON CITY — An analysis of a proposed ballot question that would legalize sports betting in Missouri is raising questions about whether the effort by the state’s major league sports teams contains a major flaw. According to a fiscal review conducted by Gov. Mike Parson’s administration, the initiative petition fails to include a mechanism for […]