{"id":10706,"date":"2026-05-02T21:54:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T21:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/missouri-lawmakers-weigh-higher-gambling-and-betting-taxes\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T21:54:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T21:54:57","slug":"missouri-lawmakers-weigh-higher-gambling-and-betting-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/missouri-lawmakers-weigh-higher-gambling-and-betting-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"Missouri Lawmakers Weigh Higher Gambling And Betting Taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Missouri lawmakers are reviewing a gambling tax bill that would raise casino fees, add new charges for remote wagering, and pull more revenue from sports betting receipts.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em><strong>Good to Know<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>HB 3533 would lift the casino admission fee from $2 to $5.50.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>The bill would add a 13% tax on gambling receipts and a 24% tax on sports wagering receipts.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Casino operators say the plan could cost the industry more than $500 million.<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2>Operators Warn Missouri Could Lose Ground<\/h2>\n<p>House Bill 3533, sponsored by Rep. Jeff Knight, R-Lebanon, targets the 13 casinos in Missouri and sports betting platforms. The debate comes as lawmakers look at fee-based revenue while discussing how Missouri could replace income tax revenue.<\/p>\n<p>Casino companies already pay the current $2 admission fee for customers. HB 3533 would raise that charge to $5.50, apply it every two hours, and tie future increases to inflation. Rep. Barry Hovis, R-Whitewater, said a basic consumer price index adjustment would put the original 1994 fee at $4.31 today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(The casinos) are still getting extra money out of it, but we as a state haven\u2019t seen as much, so would they be opposed to matching CPI?\u201d Hovis asked. \u201cWe\u2019re looking to get rid of the income tax and shift to a fee-based structure. 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Another $15 million from the gaming commission fund would also go to the same fund.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Tim Taylor, R-Bunceton, backed the proposal by pointing to older gambling revenue streams that, in his view, have not kept up with state needs. <em>\u201cRevenue from lottery and from casinos has all been down, I think maybe currently it\u2019s up slightly, but it\u2019s been woefully inadequate,\u201d<\/em> Taylor said in support of the bill. <em>\u201cThis is the original fee from way back when, so we haven\u2019t addressed it in a long time.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The casino industry pushed back hard. Mike Winter, a lobbyist with the Missouri Gaming Association, said the bill would cost his clients more than $500 million. 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HB 3533 would place an extra 24% tax on sports wagering receipts, along with a 13% added tax on gambling receipts. Winter questioned whether lawmakers can change sports betting taxes through a regular bill because voters authorized sports wagering through a constitutional amendment. Committee chair Rep. Jeff Myers, R-Warrenton, said lawmakers would handle that issue separately.<\/p>\n<p>Chance Hepola, director of government affairs for the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, also testified against HB 3533.<em> \u201cFrom our perspective, we just want to be careful about raising some of those fees and taxes on specific industries,\u201d<\/em> Hepola said.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/missouri-lawmakers-weigh-higher-gambling-and-betting-taxes\/\">Missouri Lawmakers Weigh Higher Gambling And Betting Taxes<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Missouri lawmakers are reviewing a gambling tax bill that would raise casino fees, add new charges for remote wagering, and pull more revenue from sports betting receipts. Good to Know HB 3533 would lift the casino admission fee from $2 to $5.50. 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