Missouri still doesn’t have any online poker legislation in place. However, changes have been discussed but there probably won’t be movement for a couple of years.
| Type/Code | Summary |
|---|---|
| State Code Section(s) | XXI.313; XXXVIII. 572 |
| Definitions | Gambling: A person stakes or risks something of value upon the outcome of a contest of chance or a future contingent event not under his or her control or influence, upon an agreement or understanding that he or she will receive something of value in the event of a certain outcome.
Gambling device: Any device, machine, paraphernalia or equipment that is used or usable in the playing phases of any gambling activity, whether that activity consists of gambling between persons or gambling by a person with a machine. Professional player: A player who engages in gambling for a livelihood or who has derived at least twenty percent of his or her income in any one year within the past five years from acting solely as a player. Contest of chance: Any contest, game, gaming scheme or gaming device in which the outcome depends in a material degree upon an element of chance, notwithstanding that the skill of the contestants may also be a factor therein. |
| Online Poker/Gambling | There have been no efforts to legalize online poker or casino games in Missouri, and it is an unlikely proposition in the coming years. |
| Live Poker | All of the Missouri casinos have poker rooms offering cash games, and some offer tournaments as well. |
| Casinos | Casinos on riverboats – or within a certain proximity of bodies of water – are legal, and there are more than a dozen of them operating in Missouri as fully functional facilities. |
| Sports Betting | Lawmakers in both houses of the state legislature are considering versions of the Comprehensive Missouri Sports Betting and Sports Protection Act to legalize sports betting in 2018. |
| DFS | Missouri passed the Fantasy Sports Consumer Protection Act in 2016 to legalize fantasy sports contests. |
| Other Forms of Gambling | Lottery, bingo, charitable gaming, horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering. |