Players across the Province Can Now Register,
Deposit Funds, and Place Bets at BetRivers.ca
CHICAGO, April 4,
2022 /CNW/ - Rush Street Interactive, Inc. (NYSE:
RSI) ("RSI"), a leading online casino and sports betting company in
the United States, today announced
that its award-winning BetRivers online casino and sportsbook are
live in Ontario, Canada. Eligible
players aged 19 and older across the province can sign-up now and
begin wagering at BetRivers.ca and on the BetRivers mobile
applications.
BetRivers, which is a two-time winner of both the Online Casino
Operator of the Year and Customer Service Operator of the Year
award for North America from the
respected eGaming Review publication, operates an innovative online
casino that includes over 350 of the latest slot machines and table
games. The BetRivers online casino also offers fun and unique
loyalty and bonusing features for qualifying players, while the
BetRivers online sportsbook offers sports fans the opportunity to
place single-game bets and single-game parlays on numerous leagues
worldwide such as the NHL. Core features of the BetRivers online
platform include its intuitive yet innovative user interface,
strong transactional performance and speed, and automated
withdrawal approvals, all supported by a professional, friendly,
and award-winning customer service. iOS users can access the
BetRivers online casino and sportsbook via iOS app in the Apple App
Store, affording easy access to a comprehensive selection of gaming
options.
Richard Schwartz, Chief Executive
Officer of RSI, said, "We are thrilled to bring millions of
Ontario gaming enthusiasts into
the expanding BetRivers community and to deliver the same
best-in-class products and trusted services that our players
elsewhere in the Americas have come to expect and appreciate. By
always putting the player experience first – and focusing on
earning and retaining player trust, be it through our array of
proprietary betting options, fast and easy payouts, or efficient
and helpful customer support – we are confident that BetRivers will
become Ontario's preferred online
casino and sports betting destination."
RSI has appointed Ontario
native Bruce Caughill, former Chief
Legal Officer at the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), as Managing Director,
Canada. Mr. Caughill has over two
decades of broad, sophisticated experience in Canada's commercial gaming industry and will
lead RSI's commercial and administrative activities in the country.
RSI is committed to contributing to the Canadian job market and
economy by hiring local staff as it establishes its presence in
Ontario and throughout the
country. The Company expects to employ over 100 Canadians by year
end across its engineering, IT, marketing, and operations
departments to support RSI's operations globally.
Mr. Caughill said, "RSI has a reputation for excellence, and I
look forward to building on this stellar reputation and working
with iGaming Ontario and the
Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario in this burgeoning online gaming
market. I am especially excited to support a talented team of
fellow Ontarians as we aim to operate the best platform and service
available in the province."
Canadian sports broadcasting icon Dan
O'Toole has also joined the RSI team in an exclusive brand
and content deal. Mr. O'Toole hosts Boomsies!, a weekly podcast
about sports and life, in partnership with BetRivers and was
featured in a series of television ads that aired in Canada during the Winter Olympics.
RSI is now active with real-money online gaming in three
countries – the United States,
Canada, and Colombia – and anticipates launching online
casino and sports betting in a fourth country, Mexico, in the second quarter of 2022. The
Company is the fourth largest operator of online casino and sports
betting combined in the United
States and is highly regarded in Colombia, where it accounted for nearly 20% of
online casino and sports betting handle in the most recent
quarter.
About RSI
RSI is a trusted online gaming and sports entertainment company
focused on regulated markets in the
United States, Canada and
Latin America. Through its brands,
BetRivers.com, PlaySugarHouse.com and RushBet.co, RSI was an early
entrant in many regulated jurisdictions. It currently offers
real-money mobile and online operations in thirteen U.S. states:
Pennsylvania, Illinois, New
Jersey, New York,
Connecticut, Michigan, Indiana, Virginia, Colorado, Iowa, West
Virginia, Arizona and
Louisiana, as well as in the
regulated international markets of Ontario, Canada and Colombia. 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,
the 2021 EGR North America Awards Casino Operator of the Year,
Customer Services Operator of the Year and Social Gaming Operator
of the Year, and the 2021 SBC Latinoamérica Awards Sportsbook
operator of the Year. RSI, which received RG Check iGaming
Accreditation from the Responsible Gambling Council for its
BetRivers.com and PlaySugarHouse.com sites, 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 launch and operations in Ontario and the timing of its launch of its
online products and services in Mexico. 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.
SOURCE Rush Street Interactive, Inc.