00:00Now, the other company that I think definitely is looking to make a big move this year, Sam, is BetMGM, although the big move could come in December when Missouri goes online.
00:09Are they hoping for big success there?
00:12Yeah, BetMGM has been about third in sports betting market share for the last couple of years.
00:17And they had some good news this week when it was announced that they will be in Missouri in December.
00:22They'll be one of up to could be 30 sports books at a time that launch in December when Missouri turned sports betting online.
00:30BetMGM partnered this week with a company called Century Casinos.
00:34That's one of the 13 riverboat casinos that exist in the state that have an option to partner with a sports book.
00:42And we've only heard about two brands so far make these partnerships.
00:47You had Bet365 have a partnership earlier this year with the St. Louis Cardinals.
00:51A bunch of the sports teams also get to have a partner with a sports book.
00:55So there'll be plenty of there'll be plenty of sports book options very likely in December in Missouri.
01:01BetMGM will be one of them and it'll be a very open market.
01:04You know, you have almost 30 sports books.
01:06Even the Royals and the Blues will be able to have an option.
01:09There'll be in-person betting as well.
01:11And BetMGM will certainly try to expand their presence in the Midwest.
01:15You know, you already have them live in Illinois, have them live in Kansas and Kentucky.
01:19And Missouri has been wanting sports betting for a long time.
01:22So they'll be hoping to make some big progress in the winter, kind of halfway through football season when Missouri goes online.
