Requests to Restrict or Exclude Wagering

PURPOSE: This rule addresses requests to restrict or exclude certain types of sports wagering and the commission’s ability to grant such requests. (1) The commission may restrict, limit, or exclude a type, form, or category of wagering, or wagering on a specific sport, event, league, or competition, if it concludes the wagering in question would be contrary to public policy, unfair to patrons, or affects the integrity of a particular sport or the Missouri sports wagering industry. (2) A Retail or Mobile licensee, sports governing body, professional sports team, league, or association, institution of higher education, players association, or the executive director may submit to the commission a request to restrict, limit, or exclude a certain type, form, or category of wagering, or wagering on a specific sport, event, league, or competition. (3) The request shall be in writing and shall include the following: (A) A detailed description of the type, form, or category of wagering, or the specific sport, event, league, or competition; and (B) A detailed description of how the wagering in question is contrary to public policy, unfair to patrons, or affects the integrity of a particular sport or the Missouri sports wagering industry. (4) The commission shall post a copy of the request to its website for public review. (5) The commission shall solicit comments from licensees on all such requests made. Licensees may submit comments or responses in writing to be considered by the commission. (6) After giving due consideration to all comments received, the commission shall, upon a demonstration of good cause from the requestor that such type, form, or category of sports wagering is likely to undermine the integrity and perceived integrity of such sports governing body or sporting event(s) of the applicable sports governing body, grant the request. (7) The commission shall respond to the request concerning a sporting event before the start of the event, or, if it is not feasible to respond before the start of the event, no later than seven (7) days after the request is made, and if the commission determines that the requestor is more likely than not to prevail in successfully demonstrating good cause for its request, the commission may provisionally grant the request pending the commission’s final determination thereon. Unless the commission provisionally grants the request, licensees may continue to offer sports wagering and accept wagers on the covered sporting event pending a final determination by the commission. (8) If the commission grants the request, the type or form of wagering shall be deemed a prohibited wager. (9) If the commission grants the request, any unredeemed wagers placed prior to the commission’s decision shall be cancelled. (10) Procedures for temporary suspension include the following: (A) On the date the request is posted or at any time thereafter, the executive director may temporarily suspend wagering of the type or form of wagering identified in the request if the executive director determines that the wagering poses a significant likelihood of serious risk to the integrity of the Missouri sports wagering industry or the public health, safety, morals, good order, or general welfare of the people of the state of Missouri; (B) During the period of temporary suspension, no wagers of the type or form subject to the request may be placed or redeemed; (C) The executive director may rescind the temporary suspension at any time; and (D) The temporary suspension shall be rescinded upon issuance of a final order by the commission. (11) A licensee, professional sports team, league, or association, sports governing body, institution of higher education, or the executive director may request that a prohibition previously instituted be removed. AUTHORITY: section 39(g) of Article III, Mo. Const., section 313.004, RSMo 2016, and sections 313.800–313.850, RSMo 2016 and Supp. 2025.* Original rule filed May 14, 2025, effective Nov. 30, 2025. *Original authority: 313.004, RSMo 1993, amended 1994, 2014, and 313.800-313.850, see Revised Statutes of Missouri, 2016 and Supp. 2025.