It’s a turf thing, apparently.

Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission:

C243109 09/13/2024 Missourians Against the Deceptive Online Gambling Amendment Caesars Enterprise Services, LLC 221 Bolivar Street Jefferson City MO 65101 9/12/2024 $156,202.79

C243109 09/13/2024 Missourians Against the Deceptive Online Gambling Amendment Tropicana St Louis, LLC 221 Bolivar Street Jefferson City MO 65101 9/11/2024 $1,300,000.00

C243109 09/13/2024 Missourians Against the Deceptive Online Gambling Amendment Harrah’s North Kansas City, LLC 221 Bolivar Street Jefferson City MO 65101 9/12/2024 $1,400,000.00

C243109 09/13/2024 Missourians Against the Deceptive Online Gambling Amendment Isle of Capri Boonville, Inc 221 Bolivar Street Jefferson City MO 65101 9/12/2024 $1,300,000.00

[emphasis added]

That was quick.

Missourians Against the Deceptive Online Gambling Amendment – Active
MECID: C243109

Supported/Opposed Ballot Measure
Measure Election Date Subject Political Subdivision Support/Oppose
Amendment 2 11/5/2024 Online Gambling Statewide Oppose

Committee History
Scan Title Scan Date Report Year
Statement of Committee Organization 09/10/2024 2024

On the other side:

C242679 09/13/2024 Winning for Missouri Education BETFAIR INTERACTIVE US, LLC 101 Hudson St Jersey City NJ 07302 9/12/2024 $1,500,000.00

[emphasis added]

Winning for Missouri Education – Active
MECID: C242679

Supported/Opposed Ballot Measure
Measure Election Date Subject Political Subdivision Support/Oppose
Amendment 2 11/5/2024 Ballot measure to legalize sports betting and dedicate the revenue to education Statewide Support

Media advertising salespeople across Missouri are looking at boat catalogs.