Scratch-off and lotto tickets are mostly sold in convenience stores. That means there are no racebooks in Missouri either since no live races take place. Off-track betting is only legal on days of live races. That is because like in most states, Missouri casinos devastated the racing industry. The state allows tracks to offer live races but none actually do.
One is allowed on the books but is a dead industry in the state horse racing. There are four types of legal live Missouri gambling. This makes online betting on horses also illegal in Missouri. That is because simulcast racing may only be held on days where there is a live race. Off-track betting is allowed, but there are none of those facilities. The last of the tracks failed in the 1990s after Missouri casinos became legal. That cannot be said about the state’s horseracing. The Missouri Lottery is among the most successful in the country. Missouri casinos and charitable gambling were legalized 10 years later. It didn’t legalize a lottery or racing until 1984. Missouri gambling was late to the market when compared to other states.
