CHICAGO, Sept. 7,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rush Street Interactive,
Inc. (NYSE: RSI) ("RSI"), a Chicago-based gaming and betting company,
announced today the signing of veteran Philadelphia radio sports talk host
Mike Missanelli as a podcaster and
brand ambassador to an exclusive brand and content deal with
BetRivers.
Missanelli spent 15 years as a ratings leader during drive time
with 97.5 the Fanatic, before recently leaving the station.
He was also a sports journalist in the City of Brotherly Love
for The Philadelphia Inquirer, a radio host for 610 WIP and a TV
sports anchor for PHL 17.
Starting with the first week of NFL season, September 8, Missanelli will tape two weekly
podcasts that will be carried on BetRivers Network, along with all
major podcast platforms.
Additionally, he will represent BetRivers on multiple shows
within and outside the sportsbook's network and appear in
commercials across multiple radio, TV and digital mediums.
He also will make meet & greet appearances at select
sporting events throughout the greater Philadelphia area.
"I'm raring to go," said Missanelli. "Joining the BetRivers team
lets me share my love for Philadelphia sports in new ways and I really
look forward to providing my insights to bettors at BetRivers here
in my home state and in RSI markets throughout the country."
Missanelli joins a stable of media personalities on the
BetRivers Network of podcasts in RSI's larger markets, including
Mike Francesa in New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut, Dan
"Danny Mac" McNeil in Chicago and
Mark Madden in Pittsburgh.
"Mike Missanelli is an icon in
the world of covering the Philadelphia sports scene and we are really
excited to have him join our BetRivers family of Brand Ambassadors
and podcast hosts," said Richard
Schwartz, CEO of RSI, which operates BetRivers.com.
"We know bettors are going to love his passionate personality and
seasoned sports tips which in turn will make their betting
experiences on BetRivers.com even more rewarding and fun."
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
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 Missanelli, 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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