Missouri sports bettors will not see an obvious impact from the Kansas City Chiefs' pending relocate to Kansas.

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

- Kansas sports betting will likewise remain unaffected, as state law requires books to partner with gambling establishments, not teams.

- Missouri lawmakers proposed a symbolic expense targeting team sportsbook collaborations, however it is unlikely to advance.

The NFL club was one of six Missouri professional sports franchises that might partner with a third-party mobile sportsbook for state market gain access to. Though sponsored by multiple operators, the Chiefs did not strike a gain access to 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 relocation from suburban Kansas City, Missouri, to Wyandotte County, Kansas, will get rid of one eligible licensee, however it was not likely to ever strike such an offer after decreasing to do so ahead of the state's mobile sports wagering launch on Dec. 1, 2025. The Chiefs, like the other 5 Missouri pro sports groups, also decreased to open a retail book beside their home place, Arrowhead Stadium.

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

Influence on Kansas

The Chiefs' relocation won't have a direct sports betting effect on Kansas, either.

All six live Kansas mobile sportsbooks are needed by law to partner with one of the state's 4 brick-and-mortar casinos. Current law would forbid the Chiefs from opening an on-property retail book at their new arena.

Though it won't impact the roster of eligible sportsbooks in either state, the move could hurt betting deal with in Missouri, a minimum of on Chiefs game days. There were more than 10,000 active wagering accounts from users around Arrowhead Stadium throughout the Chiefs' Dec. 7 video game against the Houston Texans, according to findings from geofencing supplier GeoComply, leading to more than 43,000 geolocation checks.

Missouri's profits report for its very first month of legal sports betting is anticipated to be released in January's 2nd half.

Market access revocation costs presented

In reaction to the move, a Missouri legislator has presented legislation that would prohibit the Chiefs from having a sports betting partner while still in the Show-Me State.

State Sen. Nick Schroer's proposed constitutional modification would remove Missouri NFL groups from being able 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 restrict such a partnership for the three years the group is still scheduled to play in Missouri.

Voters narrowly approved Missouri sports betting legalization via a different constitutional change on the 2024 ballot.

The brand-new step, which appears unlikely to make the ballot, is largely symbolic. The Chiefs have provided no indicator they will pursue a market access agreement. Nevertheless, the 8 live books comprise more than 95% of the nationwide earnings market share, additional disincentivizing such an offer.

The Chiefs have dipped into Arrowhead Stadium given that 1972, the second-longest successive period at one arena of any NFL group behind only the Green Bay Packers' remain at Lambeau Field that started in 1957. Missouri lost its other NFL team, the then St. Louis Rams, when it relocated to Los Angeles in 2016.