It’s legal in Illinois. The Cardinals and Blues are pushing to have it authorized in Missouri. The parent company of Bally Sports Midwest, which televises games of those teams, has plans about going all-in on it.
That “it” is sports gambling, something that has blossomed from mere whispers about it on major television networks to now having odds and point spreads openly being discussed on game telecasts, sports-talk and sports-news shows.
There even are entire programs specifically tailored to the topic that legendary sportscasters such as Brent Musburger and Al Michaels used to make coded references to on the air.