Rush Street Interactive has today announced that the company has been named the exclusive sports betting partner of Magic City Jai-Alai. The deal sees BetRivers gain exclusive access to Magic City Jai-Alai’s official league data and streaming feeds.
"The league's commitment to integrity and fair play impressed us from the outset," said Richard Schwartz, CEO of RSI. "At the end of the day, RSI wants to offer our players engaging and high integrity betting content and we're thrilled that Magic City's league is able to achieve both of these goals."
BetRivers Jai-Alai offering will initially be available in Illinois and Iowa, with more states soon to be added.
"RSI is excited to partner with Magic City Jai-Alai to pioneer this new fast-paced format of play for Jai-Alai, a sport which has long been a betting favorite and has a storied history in Florida dating back to the 1930's," continued Schwartz.
He added: “As a result of these modern H2H matches transitioning away from the traditional parimutuel style of play into a brand new fixed-odds betting format where every action-packed point matters, customers can wager directly on the head-to-head matchups, set-by-set or even point-by-point just like in the popular betting sports of tennis and table tennis. Jai-Alai is the fastest sport in the world, with ball speeds exceeding 150 mph, and with this new electrifying format, we are really excited to offer bettors a unique way to watch in real-time and bet in-play on a sport we know they will love."
Since its launch in 2018, Magic City Jai-Alai has hosted over 4,000 matches.
"Working closely with the RSI team, we are excited to pioneer a new twist on an old favorite and offer fans exciting and different ways to engage with Jai-Alai while modernizing the sport to a whole new digital betting audience," said Scott Savin, Magic City COO. "From day one we've made it our mission to create an innovative and modern-looking league where the integrity of the game and its athletes have been our focus to earn and retain our bettors' trust."
RSI operates sportsbooks in a number of states via its BetRivers platform. Currently, the company is licensed to operate in ten states including Pennsylvania, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Michigan, Indiana, Virginia, Colorado, Iowa and West Virginia.
