BetRivers and Gateway Casinos & Entertainment
Announce Exclusive Alberta Partnership
– Collaboration connects BetRivers’ online casino and sportsbook with Gateway Casinos’ Edmonton properties as the regulated iGaming market opens in the province –
EDMONTON, AB – August 26, 2026 – BetRivers, the online casino and sportsbook brand operated by Rush Street Interactive (RSI) (NYSE: RSI), and Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited (“Gateway”) today announced a new partnership — the only one of its kind in Alberta — to deliver a premium, best-in-class experience to brick-and-mortar casino players.
The partnership pairs BetRivers’ award-winning digital platform with Gateway’s Edmonton entertainment destinations, which is expected to bring players unique events and promotions at Grand Villa Casino in the ICE District, at Starlight Casino inside West Edmonton Mall, and online at ab.betrivers.ca.
“Alberta is a market we’ve been preparing for, and our partnership with Gateway lets us welcome players in a way no one else can,” said Richard Schwartz, Chief Executive Officer at Rush Street Interactive. “By pairing our best-in-class platform with two of Edmonton’s landmark entertainment destinations, we’re giving Albertans more ways to play, more reasons to visit, and more to look forward to as we grow in the province.”
With a shared player-first approach, the partnership puts entertainment at the centre of it all, whether Albertans are on the casino floor or online. Events and promotions kick off this summer, with more to be announced throughout the year.
“Gateway has called Alberta home for more than two decades, with our Edmonton properties sitting at the centre of the city’s entertainment scene. Now, through our partnership with BetRivers, that experience doesn’t stop at our doors,” said Tolek Strukoff, Chief Executive Officer of Gateway Casinos & Entertainment. “Whether in person or online, Albertans can enjoy three great places to play.”
To learn more about upcoming events and promotions in Alberta, please visit ab.betrivers.ca.
About BetRivers
BetRivers is a leading online casino and sportsbook brand operated by Rush Street Interactive, delivering premium gaming experiences through innovative technology, gamified features, and a strong focus on entertainment and servicing the player experience. BetRivers is live in multiple regulated markets across North America, including Alberta and Ontario, and continues to expand with a commitment to responsible gaming and long-term market growth.
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 fifteen U.S. states: New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Virginia, West Virginia, Arizona, New York, Louisiana, Maryland, Ohio and Delaware, as well as in the regulated international markets of Colombia, Alberta and Ontario (Canada), Mexico and Peru. 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 by gaming industry veterans, RSI was named the 2025 EGR LatAm Awards Operator of the Year – North LatAm, the EGR North America Awards Customer Services Operator of the Year five years in a row (2020-2024), the SBC Latinoamérica Awards 2024 Casino Operator of the Year, the 2022 EGR North America Awards Operator of the Year and Social Gaming Operator of the Year, and the 2021 Sportsbook Operator of the Year. RSI was also 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.
About Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited
Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited (“Gateway”) is one of the largest and most diversified gaming and entertainment companies in Canada with 31 gaming properties in British Columbia, Ontario and Alberta. Across its entire portfolio, Gateway currently employs approximately 7,000 people and features approximately 380 table games (including poker tables), 14,204 slots, 76 food and beverage outlets and 564 hotel rooms. A multi-pronged growth strategy has seen Gateway diversify and expand its product offering, including developing proprietary casino and restaurant brands. This has dramatically improved the gaming customer experience and also attracts new gaming and restaurant customers. Some of Gateway’s proprietary brands include Grand Villa Casino, Cascades Casino, Starlight Casino, Playtime Casino, Match Eatery & Public House, Atlas Steak + Fish and Chow Lucky Noodle Bar.
Gateway is a proud Canadian company that strives to choose Canadian products and local services. In 2022, Gateway celebrated 30 years in the business of gaming and entertainment in Canada. Additional information is available at www.gatewaycasinos.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 Gateway Casinos & Entertainment Limited, what RSI’s anticipated offerings and benefits arising from its arrangement will include and its future performance with respect to the same. 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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SOURCE Rush Street Interactive, Inc.