On March twenty seventh, Rush Road Interactive (RSI), a flagship on-line on line casino and sports activities betting operator based mostly in Chicago, Illinois, determined along with Connecticut Lottery Company (CLC) to finish their on-line and in-person sports activities wagering partnership in Connecticut.
Continuation of state lottery sports activities betting companies administration:
RSI will stick with it with a administration of in-person and on-line sports activities wagering in Connecticut on behalf of CLC until a substitute is chosen, whereas the CLC will start in search of a brand new sportsbook associate through a request for proposals within the coming days.
Presently, each RSI and CLC anticipate transitioning their present sports activities wagering operations all through the second half of 2023.
Commenting on the tip of the partnership, Richard Schwartz, CEO of RSI, mentioned: “We thank the CLC for his or her partnership over the past two years. We’re happy with what we’ve completed collectively in Connecticut and have loved the relationships that we’ve constructed with the gamers. In step with our long-term strategic targets, after a lot deliberation and discussions with the CLC, we consider it’s in one of the best curiosity of RSI and our stockholders to wind down this partnership.
“As is per practically every part we do at RSI, each RSI and the CLC stay dedicated to placing our gamers first. By means of the transition we plan to proceed to help all participant wagers and guarantee a constructive participant expertise and count on the changeover could have an immaterial influence on our steerage for 2023.”
Gregory Smith, CLC President, added: “We thank RSI for working carefully with CLC to ascertain the muse for CLC’s sports activities betting operation, each on-line and in retail.”
Retail sports activities betting areas will proceed to function as regular:
Till CLC selects a brand new sports activities wagering associate, the 9 Connecticut retail sports activities wagering areas and PlaySugarHouse.com will resume working usually.
As quickly as CLC select a brand new operator, these operations can be transferred to that operator.
Moreover, gamers on the PlaySugarHouse.com on-line platform and 9 retail sports activities wagering websites might relaxation assured that each one bets positioned will stand and any winnings can be paid out as ordinary.
Nonetheless, RSI and CLC proceed to have an in depth working relationship to maintain at minimal any attainable disruption to gamers or enterprise companions as soon as operations are suspended.
Moreover, gamers with an unanswered questions can contact RSI’s certainly one of a sort 24/7 customer support at 1-800-622-0163.
Additional data relating to the timing of the choice of a brand new sportsbook associate and the transition of on-line and retail sports activities betting to that operator can be launched by the CLC as soon as the small print of the transition are determined.
