{"id":17600,"date":"2024-03-22T15:33:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T15:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/instantcasinos.com\/?p=17600"},"modified":"2024-03-25T14:50:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T14:50:56","slug":"draftkings-rush-street-interactive-buyer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/instantcasinos.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/22\/draftkings-rush-street-interactive-buyer\/","title":{"rendered":"DraftKings Emerges As Potential Rush Street Interactive Buyer"},"content":{"rendered":"
DraftKings is a potential buyer of Rush Street Interactive with sources revealing it is exploring a potential sale, among other options.<\/strong><\/p>\n A report from Bloomberg<\/em> claims company representatives have approached several potential buyers, including DraftKings.<\/p>\n RSI, which operates both the PlaySugarHouse and BetRivers brands, provides online gaming and betting to 15 states in the U.S.<\/p>\n It most recently launched BetRivers in Delaware, replacing 888 as the sports betting and iGaming provider to the state lottery.<\/p>\n Rush Street has not yet confirmed or denied these rumors, but a spokesperson from DraftKings told Bloomberg<\/em> that the company\u00a0\u201cspeaks to a variety of companies regarding various matters in the normal course of business, and it is our general policy not to comment on the specifics of any of those discussions.\u201d<\/p>\n Going public in 2020, Rush Street Interactive was formed via a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company. The company is now headed up by Chief Executive, Richard Schwartz.<\/p>\n Rush Street’s shares spiked more than 12% when news of their possible sale first broke on Thursday. Prices levelled out at a 4% increase on the day, ending with a market capitalization of $1.4 billion. DraftKings also rose in price, up 3% following the reports.<\/p>\n RSI generated revenue of $691m in 2023, which represented a year-on-year growth of 17%. And according to data from Eilers and Krejcik Gaming, Rush Street is the sixth-ranked company in terms of U.S. market share.<\/p>\n In the 12 months through to January, RSI took up less than 2% of the sports betting market.<\/p>\n This wouldn’t be the first time a betting operator has exited the U.S. market via a sale to a larger competitor in recent years, though.<\/p>\n Last year, Fanatics purchased the U.S branch of PointsBet, while DraftKings also bought out Golden Nugget Online Gaming back in 2022.<\/p>\n Should they emerge as the eventual buyers, it would be the second time DraftKings has bought out a rival recently.<\/p>\nWho Are Rush Street Interactive?<\/h2>\n