Radio Hall of Famer to provide exclusive brand content
from his hometown of NYC
CHICAGO, March 22,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Rush Street
Interactive, Inc. (NYSE: RSI) ("RSI"), a Chicago-based gaming and betting company, is
proud to announce the signing of New
York sports broadcasting legend Mike
Francesa to an exclusive brand and content deal with
BetRivers.com and PlaySugarHouse.com.
A Radio Hall of Famer, Francesa spent over 30 years dominating
New York sports radio with fans
throughout the Tristate region. Francesca co-hosted the wildly
successful and popular Mike and the Mad Dog program on WFAN and
followed that with another decade of ratings dominance with his
Mike's On program. Francesa, the only sportscaster to ever win the
coveted Marconi Award as 'Major Market Personality of the Year'
more than once, is widely recognized as the No.1 sports talk show
host in radio history. He also had a successful network television
career, spending over a decade at CBS Sports as a studio
analyst.
Francesa will provide exclusive network and social media content
for BetRivers.com and PlaySugarHouse.com. Based out of
his hometown in New York, he will
be hosting a twice-weekly podcast series, as well as hosting a
series of digital videos that will appear on BetRivers and
PlaySugarHouse's various platforms. Francesa will also be
appearing at select sporting events throughout the year, where he
will create special "on the scene" videos for sports betting
fans.
"I'm eager to begin a partnership with RSI," said Francesa.
"Joining the BetRivers team will allow me to share my passion for
sports in a variety of new ways while at the same time providing
valuable sports betting advice to fans in New York and in BetRivers and PlaySugarHouse
markets throughout the country."
"We are thrilled to have MIke
Francesa, the radio 'King of New
York', join our BetRivers family of Brand Ambassadors,"
said Richard Schwartz, CEO of
RSI, which operates BetRivers.com and
PlaySugarHouse.com. "He is an icon in sports radio. We
know our players will love his passionate personality and knowledge
of sports which will make their betting experience on our platforms
that much greater."
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 arrangement with Mike Francesa, what RSI's anticipated offerings
and benefits arising from that arrangement will include and its
future performance with respect to that arrangement. 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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