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RIGHT NOW, DEMOCRATS HAVE 44. AND NOW LETS FOCUS IN ON MISSOURI, WHERE SPORTS BETTING NARROWLY PASSED THE RESULTS WENT FINAL THIS MORNING. KMBC NINE S ANDY ALCOCK LIVE AT THE TRUMAN SPORTS COMPLEX WITH WELL, THE LOCAL SUPPORT ON THIS ISSUE. AND THERE SURE WAS THAT ANDY. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. CHRIS AND LAURA, THE CHIEFS, ROYALS AND CURRENT ALL SUPPORTED PASSAGE OF THIS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. AND THERE WAS BIG MONEY AT STAKE. BILLIONS WITH A B, WERE TOLD. ALSO ACCORDING TO STATE RECORDS CLOSE TO $30 MILLION WAS DONATED TO CONVINCE MISSOURIANS TO EITHER VOTE YES OR NO ON THIS ISSUE. IN OCTOBER ALONE, ONLINE SPORTS BETTING INTERESTS DONATED MILLIONS FOR THE YES CAMPAIGN AND SEVERAL CASINOS DID THE SAME FOR THE NO CAMPAIGN. THE RESULT WAS A RAZOR THIN MARGIN. YES ON AMENDMENT TWO WON BY LESS THAN 7300 VOTES OUT OF MORE THAN. 2.9 MILLION CAST. SAINT LOUIS CARDINALS PRESIDENT BILL DEWITT IS AMONG THE LEADERS OF MISSOURIS PROFESSIONAL SPORTS FRANCHISES WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING TO GET SPORTS BETTING IN THE STATE. I THINK ITS GREAT FOR MISSOURI. YOU KNOW, ITS GOING TO GENERATE A TON OF TAX REVENUE. I THINK IT WILL. MY PERSONAL OPINION IS WILL, WILL, WILL DO BETTER THAN EVEN OUR ESTIMATES. AND IM JUST REALLY GLAD THAT WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT DONE. AND AND SUPPORTERS SAY THAT 10% TAX ON SPORTS BETS WILL LARGELY GO TO EDUCATION IN MISSOURI. AND ALSO TO HELP PROBLEM GAMBLERS. REPORTING LIVE AT THE TRUMAN SPORTS COMPLEX, ANDY ALCOCK KMBC NINE NEWS. ALL RIGHT, ANDY, THANKS. AND TEAMS LIKE THE CHIEFS AND ROYALS WILL GET MORE MONEY FROM ADVERTISING WITH THE ONLINE BETTING SERVICES. THE STATE IS SUPPOSED TO