Governor Laura Kelly places the first bet at Barstool Sportsbook at Hollywood Casino - a $15 wager on the Chiefs to win the 2023 Super Bowl.Īug. Six licensed sportsbooks - Barstool, BetMGM, Caesars, DraftKings, FanDuel, and PointsBet - all go live. 1, 2022: Kansas initiates its ‘soft launch’ of legal sports betting in the state. 8, 2022: Kansas sports betting officially launches. March 10, 2023: Boot Hill Casino and Resort officially opens its physical sportsbook (DraftKings), providing Kansas bettors with another retail option just in time for March Madness. 13, 2022: The inaugural Kansas sports betting handle report - following September's legal launch - showed that retail and online sportsbooks handled $160.5 million in bets. July 20, 2023: An amendment to a Kansas gaming compact clears a Native American tribe to offer retail sports betting at its casino in Mayetta.
14, 2023, with online sports betting going live in 17 U.S. 2, 2023: ESPN BET plans to launch on Nov. 14, 2023: ESPN BET goes live with online and mobile sports betting, launching in Kansas and 16 other states. Here are some critical dates in the history of legal sports betting in Kansas: Spurred by its competition with neighboring Missouri, Kansas has taken the step to allow bettors to finally wager on sports in the Sunflower State.
