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CT Lottery and Rush Street Interactive Launch Three More PlaySugarHouse Retail Sportsbooks at Sportech’s Winners Locations -- Hartford and Torrington Open Today, Milford Opened Last WeekThe Connecticut Lottery Corporation (“CLC”), Rush Street Interactive (NYSE: RSI) (“RSI”), and Sportech Venues will launch two more PlaySugarHouse retail sportsbooks at Sportech’s Winners in Hartford and Torrington, today at 1 p.m. Last Friday, the PlaySugarHouse retail sportsbook opened at Winners in Milford.

These sites follow previously opened CLC sports wagering locations at Sports Haven (New Haven) and Bobby V’s in Windsor Locks and Stamford, plus Winners in New Britain, Manchester, and Waterbury. The final of 10 Sportech-owned locations will launch in Norwalk in the near future. The CLC and RSI are authorized to operate up to 15 PlaySugarHouse retail sports wagering locations in Connecticut, many of which will be a roughly 30-minute drive for most Connecticut residents.

Connecticut players can also bet online using RSI’s award-winning PlaySugarHouse sportsbook platform from their mobile devices, tablets, desktop and laptop computers.
The PlaySugarHouse.com online sportsbook and mobile app include thousands of betting options, a broad selection of live streaming content, unique bonusing and rewards programs, numerous deposit methods, automated cash-out approvals, and user-friendly responsible gaming tools, including deposit, spend and time limits.

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 the anticipated timing and locations of launch of the retail operations, and the availability, features and benefits of its operations in the state of Connecticut. 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.

About the Connecticut Lottery Corporation

The Connecticut Lottery Corporation (CLC) is a quasi-public state agency with the mission to generate revenue for Connecticut consistent with the highest standards of good public policy and social responsibility. In fiscal year 2021, players won more than $925 million in prize money and Retailers earned more than $83 million in commissions. At the same time, the CLC provided $418 million to support the valuable services and programs funded by the state’s General Fund including public health, libraries, public safety, education and more.  Since the Lottery began in 1972, its contributions to the General Fund have exceeded $10.6 billion.

The CLC reminds the public that Lottery purchasers must be 18 or older, and players must be 21 or older to place sports wagers. If you gamble, please play responsibly and use your Game Sense.

About RSI

RSI is a trusted online gaming and sports entertainment company focused on regulated markets in the United States and Latin America. Through its brands,
BetRivers.com and PlaySugarHouse.com, RSI was an early entrant in many regulated jurisdictions and is currently live with real-money mobile, online and/or retail operations in twelve U.S. states: Pennsylvania, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Michigan, Indiana, Virginia, Colorado, Iowa, West Virginia and Arizona. RSI is also active internationally, having been recognized as Sportsbook Operator of the Year at the SBC Latinoamérica Awards 2021, where it offers its online casino and sportsbook in the regulated gaming market of Colombia on http://RushBet.co. 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 in Chicago by gaming industry veterans, RSI was named the 2020 Global Gaming Awards Digital Operator of the Year and the 2021 EGR North America Awards Casino Operator of the Year, Customer Services Operator of the Year and Social Gaming Operator of the Year. RSI is committed to industry-leading responsible gaming practices and seeks to provide its customers with the resources and services they need to play responsibly. For more information, visit http://www.rushstreetinteractive.com.

About Sportech

Sportech is an international betting business, with US headquarters based in New Haven. It’s core business delivers solutions and services for gaming companies and lottery clients in highly regulated markets.  Sportech also owns and operates gaming venues and digital betting platforms across the State of Connecticut under exclusive licenses. In 2020 it delivered gaming services to over 400 international clients, and in a typical year its global systems processed approximately $12.3 Billion in betting handle. For more information, visit
http://www.sportechplc.com

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