Missouri Sportsbook Options Set to Grow With Pending PENN Casino Openings PENN Entertainment is set to open retail sportsbooks at both its Missouri properties, per recent company job posts. This is likewise a precursor, most likely, of the company's plans to launch its mobile ESPN BET sportsbook statewide. - PENN Entertainment is employing for retail sportsbook managers at its two Missouri gambling establishments, signaling strategies to use both in-person and mobile wagering through ESPN BET. - FanDuel and DraftKings lead the race for Missouri's two untethered mobile licenses, while other major operators like bet365, BetMGM, and Underdog seek gain access to through collaborations. - Despite legal arrangements for prevalent in-person betting, just a couple of retail sportsbooks-including those at PENN casinos-are validated ahead of the Dec. 1 launch. PENN is working with sportsbook supervisors at its 2 Show-Me State Casinos, Hollywood Casino St. Louis and River City Casino, both in the St. Louis metro area. The task posts are the clearest indicator yet PENN plans to use retail books at its 2 managed residential or commercial properties in the state. The company confirmed that its Argosy Riverside residential or commercial property in Kansas City will also have a book. Missouri's 2024 constitutional modification that legalized sports wagering lets state casinos also partner with mobile sportsbooks. PENN appears poised to collaborate with one of 2 homes for market access for ESPN BET, the online sports betting platform it runs using the eponymous brand. Missouri's first online and retail books are set to start taking wagers Dec. 1. It will be the 39th U.S. state to accept legal sports bets. ESPN BET might join approximately a dozen mobile sportsbooks in Missouri. FanDuel and DraftKings, the 2 U.S. sports wagering leaders by market share, along with Circa currently looked for among the state's two "untethered" mobile licenses.