Ryan Butler

To sum up today's Kansas news: - Today's vote prohibiting license extensions will NOT force books offline - If lawmakers extend the prohibition past July 2027, it could be an issue when all 6 books' licenses expire - In 2026 lawmakers could consider new OSB laws (details TBD)

NEW: All 6 live Kansas sportsbooks have license expirations after July 1, 2027, state regulators told @Covers today; today's vote prohibiting extensions will have no immediate impact on books being able to take bets until then, but the move could signal big changes in the future

When making the trip from Missouri to Kansas to place bets, I recommend Slap's BBQ and Breit's Stein & Deli in KC, Kansas; If (in the potential event) Kansans have to cross to Missouri, there are plenty of cool places in the West Bottoms, some that straddle the state line

Got to experience placing bets outside a warehouse parking lot in Kansas City, Kansas. (Probably) won't have to happen, but would be wild to see Kansas residents find their own random spot in Missouri.

PowerTripBets @PowerTripBets

@ButlerBets Going to be quite the reversal watching Kansans drive to Missouri for a better experience.

Kansas' move to prohibit sportsbook license extensions does not (appear) it will force its sportsbooks offline in the next 18 months, BUT people in the know tell me it's the first step of a move to upend the current model with one that may be less favorable to books (and bettors)

Why did Kansas vote to prevent sportsbook license extensions, potentially forcing books to go offline? Sources in private (and on this site) have confirmed that some lawmakers are looking to potentially toss out the current structure and may look to a single-source operator model

Kansas sports betting update: FanDuel, DraftKings and BetMGM look safe, even with the new law passed today that will prevent sportsbook license extensions

Jeremy Kudon @JKudon

@AlexGold I can confirm that the top 3 apps in the market (by GGR) will not go dark. I am still trying to confirm the status of other apps.

Kansas sports betting latest: - Lawmakers voted to prohibit sportsbook license extensions - Sportsbooks must stop taking bets when their license expires - Kansas' 6 mobile sportsbooks are still live today, but they could individually be forced to go offline in the future

Some encouraging news about Kansas sports betting

Jeremy Kudon @JKudon

Just want to clarify: None of the leading OSB operators in Kansas will go dark as a result of today’s vote. Most contracts with the lottery run well into 2027.

BREAKING: Kansas' sports betting market could go dark after the state legislature votes to not negotiate any new contracts with legal sportsbooks; changes could come that allow books to stay, but access to Kansas' legal sportsbooks are now in jeopardy

🚨🚨🚨 Kansas could vote today to not renew all sportsbook licenses in the state, potentially preventing legal sportsbooks in the state; Senate has already approved removing sportsbook licenses, House meeting now (edited)

A regulated sportsbook won't launch a prediction market if or until Kalshi has survived every last legal challenge. Why jump on a sinking ship? But books, wisely, are positioning themselves ahead of time in case PMs get the full clear

hungry @hellahungry78

@StockOps_ @ButlerBets @SteveRuddock I was thinking other night why the draftkings prediction hasnt been approved yet. They filed if you recall. Maybe its normal, I have no idea the timeline

DraftKings and FanDuel (and the other books) would still have a pretty big advantage because they would have the technical capabilities to offer "Single Event Contract Parlays"; they could keep the sportsbook the same, just reskin it as a Prediction Market

Betway Sports fan @NDH330

@ButlerBets Yes but with national instead of state regulations id imagine companies like X, Robinhood, Coinbase, etc with large user bases would also enter these markets and DK and FD would be leaders but market share would be a bit more fragmented.

This, IMO is the ultimate Catch-22; If Kalshi clears every judicial hurdle, DraftKings and FanDuel will just open Prediction Markets regulated by the feds, where they will again capture >80% national market share, leaving little room for Kalshi to attract customers

SteveBrubaker @stevebrubaker

I talked yesterday about the multi condition products (parlays) Kalshi offers already. You think the king of SGPs and DK won't just pat Tarek and Luana on the heads and say thanks for opening this door for us, now get out of the way? Without a doubt.