Maybe voters don t overwhelmingly approve of the legalization of Missouri sports betting as once thought?
A new published by Emerson College shows Missouri voters are split on the potential legalization of sports betting. Voters may be faced with this question in November, as a state coalition of professional sports teams are trying to place a sports betting referendum on the state s November general election ballot.
Emerson College Polling/The Hill conducted a survey of 1,000 registered voters from June 17 to 19.
Voters Narrowly Approve of Sports Betting in Poll
If sports betting were to be on the ballot in November, 38% of respondents to the poll would vote to legalize sports betting while 35% would vote against it. However, 26% of respondents are not sure ho…