Missouri is expected to join the sports betting market sometime next year. If no other states legalise and start offering online sports betting by 2025, then about 30 states plus Washington, DC, will have real mobile betting that doesn't involve going to a physical casino. According to a recent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report, sportsbook operators that accept credit card deposits into mobile accounts—which applies to the majority of the industry—treat those transactions as cash advances rather than standard fees. This implies that bettors can unintentionally pay more in fees than they would have if they had paid for their accounts with cash in person or with debit cards connected to their bank accounts.