Rush Street Interactive has been named the exclusive Official Sports Betting Partner of Magic City Jai Alai. As part of this collaboration, one of RSI’s sports betting platforms, BetRivers, is now exclusively authorized to use Magic City Jai-Alai’s official league data and streaming feeds for bettors to watch and bet during live games in real time, which enables in-play wagering.
Magic City Jai Alai has run more than 4,000 matches since opening in 2018 at the Magic City Casino in Miami. The fronton has taken a modern approach to protecting the integrity of its matches and improving the reputation of the sport. Beyond conducting training programs and background checks on the athletes, staff, and officials, the league has contracted with a third-party integrity firm to independently monitor and analyze all wagering and event activity.
“The league’s commitment to integrity and fair play impressed us from the outset,” said Richard Schwartz, CEO of RSI. “RSI can offer our players engaging and high-integrity betting at jai alai.”
With the recent launch of jai-alai betting via BetRivers in Illinois and Iowa, bettors in those states became the first in the country to be able to legally wager online on the game. Other markets are expected to be added in the future.
“Magic City Jai Alai is pioneering a new fast-paced format for the sport, which has long been a betting favorite and has a storied history in Florida dating back to the 1930s,” said Schwartz. “As a result of these modern matches transitioning away from the traditional pari-mutuel style of play into a brand new fixed-odds betting format where every point matters, customers can wager directly on head-to-head matchups, set by set, or even point by point, just like in tennis and table tennis.”
“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 has been our focus to earn and retain our bettors’ trust,” said Scott Savin, Magic City COO. “Working closely with the RSI team, we’re pioneering a new twist on an old favorite.”
With BetRivers offering new exposure to Jai-Alai via its sportsbooks in Illinois and Iowa and more states on the horizon, Savin says he expects the sport to see a “major resurgence.”
