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HB2698 • 2026

Repeals the prohibition on off-track pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing

Repeals the prohibition on off-track pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Knight, Jeff (142)
Last action
2026-02-05
Official status
02/05/2026 - Referred: General Laws(H)
Effective date
2026-08-28

Plain English Breakdown

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Repeals the prohibition on off-track pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing

Repeals the prohibition on off-track pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing

What This Bill Does

  • Repeals the prohibition on off-track pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-05 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Referred: General Laws(H)

  2. 2026-01-08 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read Second Time (H)

  3. 2026-01-07 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Read First Time (H)

  4. 2026-01-06 Missouri House of Representatives and Missouri Senate

    Prefiled (H)

Official Summary Text

Repeals the prohibition on off-track pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing

Current Bill Text

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SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 2698
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE KNIGHT .
6135H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o repeal section 313.660, RSMo, relating to of f-track pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Section 313.660, RSMo, is repealed, to read as follows:
[ 313.660. 1. No individual shall for a fee, directly or indirectly , accept
2 anything of value to be wagered or to be transmitted or delivered for wager in
3 any pari-mutuel system of wagering on horse racing or for a fee deliver
4 anything of value which has been received outside of the enclosure of a race
5 track holding a horse race licensed under sections 313.500 to 313.710 to be
6 placed as wagers in the pari-mutuel pool within such enclosure.
7 2. Any individual violating the provisions of this section shall upon
8 conviction be guilty of a class D felony . ]
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EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.