Missouri sports gamblers won't see an obvious impact from the Kansas City Chiefs' pending relocate to Kansas.

- The Kansas City Chiefs' planned transfer to Kansas will not alter Missouri's lineup of live mobile sportsbooks.

- Kansas sports wagering will likewise remain untouched, as state law needs books to partner with casinos, not teams.

- Missouri lawmakers proposed a symbolic costs targeting group sportsbook partnerships, but it is not likely to advance.

The NFL club was among six Missouri professional sports franchises that might partner with a third-party mobile sportsbook for state market access. Though sponsored by several operators, the Chiefs did not strike an access partnership with any live Missouri mobile book.

This suggests Missouri's 8 live sportsbooks - bet365, BetMGM, Circa, Caesars, DraftKings, Fanatics, FanDuel and theScore Bet - can all remain live in Missouri even after the Chiefs leave.

The group's pending 2031 move from rural Kansas City, Missouri, to Wyandotte County, Kansas, will get rid of one eligible licensee, but it was not likely to ever strike such an offer after decreasing to do so ahead of the state's mobile sports betting launch on Dec. 1, 2025. The Chiefs, like the other 5 Missouri pro sports groups, also declined to open a retail book beside their home venue, Arrowhead Stadium.

There are 8 mobile sportsbooks reside in Missouri; 2 partnered with pro sports teams, 4 partnered with in-state gambling establishments, and 2 that made "untethered" licenses that didn't require third-party market access deals.

Effect on Kansas

The Chiefs' move will not have a direct sports betting influence on Kansas, either.

All 6 live Kansas mobile sportsbooks are needed by law to partner with among the state's 4 brick-and-mortar gambling establishments. Current law would prohibit the Chiefs from opening an on-property retail book at their brand-new stadium.

Though it won't impact the roster of eligible sportsbooks in either state, the relocation could injure betting handle in Missouri, at least on Chiefs game days. There were more than 10,000 active betting accounts from users around Arrowhead Stadium during the Chiefs' Dec. 7 video game against the Houston Texans, according to findings from geofencing supplier GeoComply, resulting in more than 43,000 geolocation checks.

Missouri's earnings report for its first month of legal sports wagering is expected to be released in January's second half.

Market access cancellation expense introduced

In reaction to the move, a Missouri lawmaker has actually introduced legislation that would forbid the Chiefs from having a sports betting partner while still in the Show-Me State.

State Sen. Nick Schroer's proposed constitutional amendment would remove Missouri NFL groups from having the ability to partner with a third-party sportsbook or open an on-property retail book. The modification would appear on the 2028 tally, but even if approved by citizens, it would just forbid such a collaboration for the 3 years the team is still arranged to play in Missouri.

Voters directly approved Missouri sports betting legalization via a separate constitutional modification on the 2024 tally.

The new measure, which seems unlikely to make the tally, is largely symbolic. The Chiefs have actually offered no indication they will pursue a market access agreement. However, the eight live books make up more than 95% of the national earnings market share, additional disincentivizing such an offer.

The Chiefs have played at Arrowhead Stadium since 1972, the second-longest successive period at one arena of any NFL team behind just the Green Bay Packers' stay at that started in 1957. Missouri lost its other NFL group, the then St. Louis Rams, when it moved to Los Angeles in 2016.