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BetRivers Poker, RSI’s Online Collaboration With Phil Galfond, Launches in Pennsylvania
BetRivers Poker—a collaboration between Rush Street Interactive, and respected poker pro Phil Galfond—launched today in Pennsylvania.
BetRivers Poker Approved by Pennsylvania Regulator, Launch Date Still Unknown
BetRivers may soon make its long-awaited foray into real money online poker, having obtained all the necessary regulatory approvals in Pennsylvania. PlayPennsylvania learned last week from the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) that the owner, Rush Street Interactive (RSI), had earned the green light. Communications director Doug Harbach told them: There are no more steps; they are live. RSI has not revealed a […]
BetRivers Adds Playtech Live Dealer Games in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Michigan
BetRivers has launched live dealer games from Playtech, meaning the online casino brand now has deals in place with all three US live dealer suppliers. Playtech’s titles appear in BetRivers’ live dealer lobby alongside titles from Evolution in New Jersey, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. BetRivers Michigan also features games from Light & Wonder’s subsidiary Authentic Gaming, though these are unavailable in the other two states. […]
BetRivers’ New iRush Rewards Loyalty Program Features Long-Term Tiers Alongside Short-Term Levels
Rush Street Interactive (RSI), the operator of the BetRivers and PlaySugarHouse brands, has made enhancements to its iRush Rewards Program. The most significant change is the addition of a second type of loyalty status—Tiers—that provides longer-lasting benefits than the old system. Highlights of the improved loyalty program, which went live on Monday, include: Addition of the […]
Rivers Casino Portsmouth Struggles With Access Points Has Cost It $820,000 in Its First Year
Virginia’s only permanent casino, Rivers Portsmouth, has agreed to pay over half a million dollars for failing to control its entry points and allowing underage and voluntarily self-excluded persons to enter the casino floor. The Virginia Lottery, which oversees gaming in the state, has negotiated a settlement with the casino, owned by Rush Street Gaming, […]
BetRivers Delaware Monopoly to Remain Intact as Multi-Operator Sports Betting Proposal Dies
Delaware will remain an online sports betting monopoly as the proposed legislation to create a multi-license system has failed to pass. HB 365 failed to gain the necessary traction with lawmakers before the state’s legislative session ended on June 30. As a result, BetRivers will remain Delaware’s sole online sports betting operator. In April, Rep. […]
Live Dealer Games Arrive in Delaware as BetRivers & Evolution Expand Casino Content Partnership
Delaware residents can play live dealer online casino games for real money for the first time. The state’s new monopoly operator, BetRivers, signed a content partnership with the top US live dealer provider Evolution in March. At first, that included only slots from Evolution’s subsidiary studios. As of July 2, however, it includes a wide range of […]
Lawmakers in Delaware Propose a Switch to a Multi-License System To Boost Tax Revenue—Could Online Casinos Follow?
Delaware lawmakers are looking to break away from the current monopoly system for online sports betting with a bill in the state’s General Assembly to establish a new multi-license system. While the state has benefited from the recent change of technology partner from 888 Holdings to Rush Street Interactive, some lawmakers believe a competitive market […]
Evolution Enters Delaware Online Casino Market But Without Live Dealer Games
Delaware casino players now have access to slots from Evolution, the world’s largest online casino supplier—but sadly not to Evolution’s live dealer games, which are enormously popular in other US markets. Last week, Evolution announced its Delaware partnership with Rush Street Interactive (RSI), which took over as the state lottery’s technology partner at the end of last year. […]
Change of Operator Creates a Night-and-Day Difference for Delaware Online Gambling Revenue
The Delaware Lottery has reported its first online casino revenue numbers since relaunching with BetRivers, and it is immediately apparent that the market’s poor performance over the past decade was primarily related to its previous operator partner. In the first month since operations changed hands, the state’s iGaming revenue was nearly triple what it had been. Delaware first cracked $1 […]