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Missouri Sports Betting Ballot Initiative Hits Initial Signature Goal
With Missouri sports betting legislation still stalled in the House, a ballot initiative continues to push forward past another key milestone.
Winning For Missouri Education announced Wednesday it surpassed its initial goal of 300,000 signatures in its effort to put a Missouri sports betting question on the November 2024 ballot. To place it on the ballot, the campaign must turn in more than 170,000 valid signatures to the Missouri Secretary of State by May 5.
The milestone comes as a House proposal, which passed the chamber the past two sessions, remains stalled in the lower chamber as Sen. Denny Hoskins waits to derail it once again. The legislative session adjourns May 17.
The six professional sports teams in Missouri began a ballot push last year after the legislature failed to pass their preferred legislation for a second straight year. That proposal is the same as the one waiting for House action, HB 2331, which passed the Rules Committee February 12.
https://www.legalsportsreport.com/178279/milestone-for-missouri-sports-betting-measure-signature-goal/