Rush Street Interactive president and CFO Kyle Sauers said the company would not pursue prediction markets, describing sports event contracts as more noise for the industry. He said RSI intends to launch online casino operations in Maine and Alberta once those markets are live.
RSI’s position rules out prediction markets while identifying planned casino launches in Maine and Alberta.
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Rush Street Interactive CEO Richard Schwartz said the company hopes to launch BetRivers in Alberta around the end of Q2 or early Q3. He said the Alberta Gaming, Liquor and Cannabis Commission had published regulations and opened licensing registration, and that RSI had applied for a provincial licence.
PointsBet Canada and Rush Street Interactive have applied to enter Alberta’s regulated online gaming market, according to company statements reported in the source. PointsBet expects to offer sports betting and casino on one platform, while RSI applied for its BetRivers brand; the source also names Betty among applicants but gives no further detail here.
Rush Street Interactive said it sees Maine as a potential online casino market and would consider partnering with a tribe. Maine’s model allows each of its four federally recognised Wabanaki tribes to partner with one commercial operator; the state’s online casino launch is planned under that framework.
It was reported that Rush Street Interactive finance chief Kyle Sauers attributed $35m in annualised additional revenue to the removal of Colombian emergency taxes in Q1. He discussed taxation stability at an Oppenheimer event.
Rush Street Interactive reported second-quarter revenue of $393.8m, up 46% year over year, and raised its full-year outlook. The BetRivers parent now expects 2026 revenue of $1.56bn to $1.60bn and adjusted EBITDA of $245m to $265m. It also plans higher marketing spending in the second half, including in Alberta after its 13 July launch.