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 <br>Missouri's mobile sports betting manage declined from December 2025 to January 2026 as a preliminary marketing blitz diminished and the [variety](https://gitlab.edebe.com.br/nataliaazr4502/the-bet9ja-promo-code-this-2026-is-yohaig/-/issues/1) of possible football video games to wager on decreased.<br>
 <br>[- Missouri's](https://www.keeperexchange.org/employer/the-bet-9ja-promotion-code-for-2026-is-yohaig/) online sports betting deal with dropped 29% from $538.8 million in December 2025 to $380.4 million in January 2026, while in-person manage a little increased.<br>
 <br>- Tax earnings fell greatly, with sportsbooks paying $138,000 in January, a 74% decrease from December, due to deductions for free-bet promotions.<br>
 <br>- FanDuel and DraftKings led the marketplace, catching almost three-quarters of bets over the very first two months, with DraftKings surpassing FanDuel in January.<br>
 <br>The state's online manage dropped from $538.8 million in its very first month with legal wagering down to $380.4 million in the second, an approximately 29% month-over-month decline, the Missouri Gaming [Commission](https://rentry.co/38602-the-bet9ja-promo-code-for-2026-is-yohaig) reported. Missouri's eight in-person sportsbooks increased handle from $4.1 million to $4.7 million throughout that very same time.<br>
 <br>The drop was expected following a huge promotional blitz around the state's Dec. 1 launch date. Sportsbooks spent more than $125 million on free bets in December compared to a little more than $33 million in January.<br>
 <br>Fewer chances to bank on football, the most popular sport in the state (and nation), also contributed to the decrease, as there were less NFL and college football games in January compared to December. Total football betting manage, not consisting of parlays, declined more than 50% between the 2 months, dropping from almost $152 million to $72 million.<br>
 <br>Basketball took control of as the most wagered-on sport in January, increasing manage from just under $99 million in December to slightly more than $109 million.<br>
 <br>Missouri sportsbook taxes<br>
 <br>The month-over-month decline in Missouri sports betting tax was more noticable.<br>
 <br>Missouri sportsbooks paid around $138,000 in taxes in January, an almost 74% drop from the more than $521,000 paid in December. Retail books contributed nearly a 3rd of the overall taxes regardless of accepting a small portion of the bets compared to online platforms.<br>
 <br>Like numerous of the other 31 states with [statewide mobile](https://lanjut.in/chassidydrisco) sports betting, Missouri permits sportsbooks to subtract free-bet advertising play against their tax liabilities.<br>
 <br>The books could also deduct their outstanding adjusted gross profits losses from free bets for the previous month. The December promotions around the launch date will likely be the highest in state history, however it has nonetheless reduced the state's potential for tax generation.<br>
 <br>ICYMI: DraftKings topped FanDuel for the No. 1 handle spot in [Missouri](https://fukuiyodoko.jp/2019/04/03/hpopen/) in January; FD edged DK for the leading mark in December<br>
 <br>DraftKings - $144.4 m.
 FanDuel - $125.7 m.
 bet365 - $34.0 m.
 BetMGM - $33.0 m.
 Fanatics - $21.0 m.
 Caesars - $14.1 m.
 - $6.7 m.
 Circa Sports - $1.5 m<br>
 <br>FanDuel, DraftKings, and Fanatics, the country's biggest sportsbooks by handle, have not yet needed to pay taxes in Missouri on their sports betting income due to their marketing deductions.<br>
 <br>The books might continue considerable advertising invest in February around the Super Bowl and in March for the NCAA Tournament, but figures are set to decrease substantially as the year advances. Missouri tasks to generate more than $20 million in yearly sports wagering taxes by 2030.<br>
 <br>FanDuel and DraftKings promote launch<br>
 <br>The country's two largest sportsbooks by market share extended that standing in Missouri's first months of legal sports wagering.<br>
 <br>FanDuel, the No. 1 [sportsbook](https://classifieds.ocala-news.com/author/bethwatters) by [nationwide deal](https://classifieds.ocala-news.com/author/estherkroeg) with share, topped the state's eight mobile books in December by accepting nearly 40% of all bets put that month. FanDuel executives on a recent incomes call [promoted](http://210.12.198.1413000/brittnymaur49) the "exceptional" launch, saying client acquisition was "ahead of expectations."<br>
 <br>Around 5% of Missouri's adult population [positioned](https://www.toprakmahsulleri.com.tr/index.php?route=journal3/blog/post&journal_blog_post_id=1) a bet with FanDuel in the first 30 days of launch, making Missouri "among our finest state launches to date," FanDuel wrote in its profits statement.<br>
 <br>DraftKings saw among its highest client acquisition penetration rates and its second-highest gross profits per grownup of any of its 18 jurisdiction launches since 2021, the company said in its incomes report. DraftKings took over the top area in January from FanDuel, with 38% of the state's betting manage to 33% for its competitor.<br>
 <br>DraftKings has actually accepted $339.7 million in bets during Missouri's very first two months with sports wagering, compared to $338.4 million for FanDuel. The set has actually represented nearly three-quarters of all bets placed in the state.<br>