CHICAGO,
Feb. 8, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- Rush Street Interactive, Inc. (NYSE: RSI)
("RSI"), a leading online sports betting and casino company in
the United States, today announced
that its award-winning BetRivers Sportsbook is an official partner
of the New Orleans Pelicans.
To demonstrate RSI's support for Louisiana's NBA team, BetRivers signage
appears throughout the Smoothie King Center including the front row
of courtside seats. The exclusive Chairman's Club, for courtside
ticket holders, has been rebranded to become the BetRivers Chairman
Lounge and updated with live odds boards.
"The Pelicans partnership and BetRivers Chairman Lounge is an
RSI investment to enhance fans' watching and wagering experiences
inside the Smoothie King Center, as well as emphasize our
commitment to Louisiana sports
throughout the state," said Richard
Schwartz, Chief Executive Officer of RSI. "We are thrilled
to have our BetRivers sportsbook in the Bayou State and are proud
to be the official partner of the New Orleans Pelicans, with its
core of young, talented players and exciting future."
"New Orleans and Louisiana are home to some of the most
passionate sports fans in the country, and it was important for us
to partner with an online sportsbook such as BetRivers that
delivers the high-quality experience that these fans expect and
deserve," said Dennis Lauscha,
president of the New Orleans Pelicans. "We appreciate the support
of RSI and BetRivers and look forward to their increased presence
in the Smoothie King Center."
BetRivers is also pleased to welcome to its family of sportsbook
Brand Ambassadors two Louisiana natives: former NFL wide receiver
and winner of two Super Bowls, Brandon
Stokley, and Louisiana
media veteran, Jimmy Ott.
Stokley, who hails from Lafayette,
Louisiana, brings with him a wealth of NFL and College
football knowledge. The former wide receiver for the Indianapolis
Colts, Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks, and New
York Giants provides football analysis and betting content to the
BetRivers sports betting fans. The former four year letterman for
the University of Louisiana at
Lafayette Ragin' Cajun football team currently hosts a daily
three-hour sports radio show in Denver.
Ott is an LSU Alumnus and has been a Baton Rouge sports radio and television
personality since 1990. He currently hosts Jimmy Ott's Gametime presented by BetRivers
on ESPN Radio Baton Rouge. Ott provides handicapping content to
football fans.
"We are excited to establish such strong local partnerships in
Louisiana," said Schwartz. "We
have a commitment to our sports betting enthusiasts to provide
hometown sportsbooks with valuable and entertaining analysis from
talent known locally, and we will continue to do that by building
partnerships within each market where we have online
sportsbooks."
As of this past Friday, January
28th, sports fans aged 21 and over can now register and bet
at BetRivers Sportsbook in Louisiana. RSI is offering a $250 first deposit match bonus to all new
customers.
About RSI
RSI is a trusted online gaming and sports entertainment company
focused on regulated markets in the
United States and Latin
America. Through its
brands, BetRivers.com and PlaySugarHouse.com, RSI
was an early entrant in many regulated jurisdictions and is
currently live with real-money mobile, online operations in
thirteen U.S. states: Pennsylvania, Illinois, New
Jersey, New York,
Connecticut, Michigan, Indiana, Virginia, Colorado, Iowa, West
Virginia, Arizona and
Louisiana. RSI is also active
internationally, having been recognized as Sportsbook Operator of
the Year at the SBC Latinoamérica Awards 2021, where it offers its
online casino and sportsbook in the regulated gaming market of
Colombia on RushBet.co. RSI
offers, through its proprietary online gaming platform, some of the
most popular online casino games and sports betting options in
the United States. Founded in 2012
in Chicago by gaming industry
veterans, RSI was named the 2020 Global Gaming Awards Digital
Operator of the Year and the 2021 EGR North America Awards Casino
Operator of the Year, Customer Services Operator of the Year and
Social Gaming Operator of the Year. RSI is committed to
industry-leading responsible gaming practices and seeks to provide
its customers with the resources and services they need to play
responsibly. For more information,
visit www.rushstreetinteractive.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. RSI's actual results may
differ from their expectations, estimates and projections and
consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking
statements as predictions of future events. Words such as "expect,"
"estimate," "project," "budget," "forecast," "anticipate,"
"intend," "plan," "may," "will," "could," "should," "believes,"
"predicts," "potential," "continue," and similar expressions are
intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements include, without limitation, RSI's
expectations about its arrangements with the New Orleans Pelicans,
Brian Stokley and Jimmy Ott, what RSI's anticipated offerings and
benefits arising from those arrangements will include and its
future performance with respect to those arrangements. These
forward-looking statements involve significant risks and
uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ
materially from the expected results. Most of these factors are
outside RSI's control and are difficult to predict. Factors that
may cause such differences include, without limitation, changes in
applicable laws or regulations, unanticipated product or service
delays, and other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to
time in RSI's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, including
those under "Risk Factors" therein, and in RSI's other filings with
the SEC. RSI cautions that the foregoing list of factors is not
exclusive. RSI cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon
any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date
made. RSI does not undertake or accept any obligation or
undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any
forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its
expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances
on which any such statement is based.
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