- McCown is the newest sports personality to join BetRivers'
growing team of brand ambassadors -
CHICAGO, Oct. 11,
2022 /CNW/ - Rush Street Interactive, Inc. (NYSE:
RSI) ("RSI"), a Chicago-based
online gaming and betting company, announced today the signing of
sports talk radio legend Bob McCown
to the BetRivers brand ambassador team. The partnership includes a
multi-year deal to represent the brand through various commercials
and to create exclusive content for the BetRivers Network.
McCown's legendary career spans more than three decades and
includes hosting and anchoring some of Canada's favourite sports shows, such as
SportsLine, TSN's The Business of Sports and Sportsnet 590 The
Fan's Prime Time Sports. McCown is currently the host of his own
podcast - The Bob McCown Show featuring John Shannon, which broadcasts daily across the
Sirius XM satellite radio network.
As part of the partnership, The Bob McCown Podcast will air
across the BetRivers Network. McCown will also appear at various
meet and greet events with audiences across the country, along with
podcast co-host John Shannon.
Additionally, McCown will be featured in upcoming BetRivers ad
campaigns and commercials across Ontario.
"If there's one thing I've learned through my career, it's that
sports fans want to go beyond surface level game calls and get into
what's really driving their favorite players," said McCown. "I'm
thrilled to team up with an industry leader like BetRivers and work
with them on delivering the insights and stories Canadians really
want to hear."
McCown joins the BetRivers brand ambassador team of Canadian
sports broadcasting personalities, which include Dan O'Toole and Natasha
Staniszewski.
"We've been hard at work since our entry into the Ontario market to build a best-in-class team
of brand ambassadors," said Richard
Schwartz, CEO of RSI, which operates BetRivers.ca. "Bob's
unmistakable voice and brand of top-tier commentary are instantly
recognizable to any Canadian sports fan, and we're incredibly lucky
to have him join our growing roster of sports personalities."
About Rush Street
Interactive
RSI is a trusted online gaming and sports entertainment company
focused on markets in the United
States, Canada and
Latin America. Through its brands,
BetRivers, PlaySugarHouse and RushBet, 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, Colombia and Mexico. 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 2022 EGR North America Awards 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 was the first U.S.-based online
casino and sports betting operator to receive RG Check iGaming
Accreditation from the Responsible Gaming Council. For more
information, visit www.rushstreetinteractive.com.
Forward-Looking
Statements
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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
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"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 Bob
McCown, 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.
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SOURCE Rush Street Interactive, Inc.