Chicago-based sportsbook and online gaming supplier and operator Rush Street Interactive announced it has formed a partnership to provide the on-site retail sportsbook provide at Little River Casino Resort in Manistee, Michigan. The move gives Rush Street access to the online market in Michigan, allowing the company to launch co-branded online sports betting and an online casino statewide once regulators approve.
Little River officials said they will open the retail sportsbook in the third quarter and online wagering will launch later. However, Michigan residents can sign up now to be notified as soon as online betting begins.
Rush Street Interactive President Richard Schwartz commented, “The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians has built an outstanding reputation and we are thrilled they have chosen RSI to be a part of that tradition. Being only a lakeshore away in Chicago, the Rush Street Interactive team views this partnership as an opportunity to help bring a property wide lift to Little River Casino Resort, from slots to tables to restaurants, thanks to the tremendous and growing popularity of sports wagering.”
Little River General Manager Andrew Gentile said, “The successful track record of Rush Street Interactive as a provider of in-casino sportsbooks in Pennsylvania, New York and Illinois was very significant to us when we chose them as our partner. Rush Street’s ability to provide a road map of how they’ve enabled other land-based casinos to operate market-leading sportsbooks kept us from having to reinvent the wheel.”
Little River Casino Resort offers 1,350 slot machines, 26 table games, a 292-room hotel, 95-space RV park, three restaurants, three bars, 1,600-seat event center, conference rooms and off-site golf course.
Rush Street Interactive has operations in Pennsylvania, Colorado, Indiana, Illinois and New York.
