The Missouri sports betting debate is back after previous unsuccessful attempts, and the Governor is not opposed to wagering in the state. Missouri is making a play for legalizing sports betting on its territory a little over six months after the US Supreme Court struck down a federal ban on wagering and after seven states have gone live with sports betting since the landmark ruling was issued. According to reports from multiple local news outlets, the state Legislature is likely to consider sports betting as a new source of revenue for the local education system. Rep. Dean Plocher has told media…

Chris Koster is a democrat serving as the Attorney General for the state of Missouri. If elected, he could push an online gambling crackdown. Expectations are high that he will run for the position of governor in the state in 2016, and as of now Koster is using his position to try and push to see a federal ban put in place against online gambling in the United States. Following the lead of Sheldon Adelson, Koster has made his thoughts known of the online gambling industry, working together with the Attorney General of South Carolina, Alan Wilson, to distribute letters…