BetRivers.com Sportsbook launches officially in PennsylvaniaSugarHouse Casino re-branding to Rivers Casino PhiladelphiaRush Street Interactive owns SugarHouse, BetRivers.com and PlaySugarHouse.com
Rush Street Interactive-owned BetRiversSportsbook has launched in Pennsylvania amid the future rebranding of SugarHouseCasino into Rivers Casino Philadelphia.
BetRivers Sportsbooks Launches in PA
Amid a restructuring bid that will see SugarHouse Casino re-brand as Rivers Casino Philadelphia, the company launched the BetRivers Sportsbook.
The permanent land-based sportsbook sprawls on5,700-square-foot space and offers a range of amenities, along with a HD videowall that can stream dozens of games at once. To offer sports fans a completecontrol over the venue, there are 22 self-service betting kiosks as well as sixbetting windows, food venues and other amenities.
Launch of BetRivers at Rivers Casino.
BetRivers Sportsbook has cost the company $5 million and the property offers three time the space that the previous makeshift venue which hosted betting operations.
Commenting on the development, SugarHouse Casino General Manager Rob Long said that the newly-opened place will quickly turn into ‘every Philly fan’s preferred sports betting venue’.
Rush Street Interactive, the owner of SugarHouse, initiated a series of upgrades to consolidate its footprint across the U.S. The investment amounted to $164 million and it coincided with the arrival of legal sports betting in the U.S., reinvigorating the company’s efforts.
PlaySugarHouse.com to Become BetRivers.com
As part of the rebranding strategy the currentPlaySugarHouse.com will become BetRivers.com in Pennsylvania. Previously, WellsFargo Center received two sports lounges, one by the name of BetRivers.comand another one by the name of Rivers Casino Philadelphia Sports Lounge.
Both are complementary lounges to the BetRiversSportsbook, the official press release specified. BetRivers.com has also teamedup with the Wells Fargo Center and specifically the Philadelphia Flyers,an NHL franchise.
Rush Street Interactive Mattias Stetz had thisto say on the occasion of launching the latest sportsbook:
“We made sure the new BetRivers Sportsbook and the sports lounges at the Wells Fargo Center have everything Philadelphia sports fans need to have fun with their friends, enjoy the games and get in on the action.”
He further added that Rush Street has long provenitself as an established and sports fan-favorite fan. As a result, Stetzexpected guests to enjoy the in-casino sportsbook as well as the sports loungesand the ability to place wagers from handheld devices.
The new sportsbook will operate from 10 AM until Midnighton Monday through 7BALL CC Thursday, and until 2 AM on Fridays. On Saturdays, the sportsbetting action will start at 9 AM and stretch until 2 AM and as to Sundays, fanswill be welcome to stay from 9 AM to Midnight.
To clear any confusion, Rush Street Interactive PA,LLC owns SugarHouse Casino. The company also operates the aforementionedBetRivers.com and PlaySugarHouse.com.
