Missouri gambling legalization petition receives 340K+ signatures. [Video]

TOMORROW’S MAIN ATTRACTION. BUT WE BEGIN TONIGHT WITH A KMBC NINE EXCLUSIVE, THREE OF KANSAS CITY’S PROFESSIONAL TEAMS ARE PUSHING FOR SPORTS BETTING IN MISSOURI. THE CURRENT CHIEFS AND ROYALS ARE HOPING TO BRING IT TO VOTERS SOON. GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I AM BRYA BERRY KMBC NINE’S ANDY ALCOCK SPEAKS EXCLUSIVELY WITH THE FRANCHISE PRESIDENT BEHIND ALL OF THIS. THOSE THREE KANSAS CITY TEAMS INCLUDE THE CHIEFS, ROYALS AND CURRENT. THERE ARE ALSO THREE SAINT LOUIS TEAMS WITH THE CARDINALS LEADING THE EFFORT. YOU KNOW, WE’RE WORKING ON SORT OF PULLING THAT WHOLE GROUP TOGETHER SO THAT WE’RE ALL SORT OF ROWING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AND TRYING TO MAKE SPORTS BETTING LEGAL IN MISSOURI. SAINT LOUIS CARDINALS PRESIDENT BILL DEWITT, THE THIRD, SAID IN ADDITION TO SIX PROFESSIONAL SPORTS FRANCHISE USES, THAT COALITION INCLUDES MOBILE OPERATORS LIKE FANDUEL AND DRAFTKINGS AS WELL AS CASINOS. THE GROUP HAS FILED FOR …