Rush Casino Schenectady
Online, Social and Land-based Gaming Platform Supplier and Operator
A cornerstone of the Rush Street portfolio, Rush Street Gaming is our brick-and-mortar casino business. We favor contemporary architecture and pride ourselves on stunning interior designs. We lead the market in each of our operating cities. A COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITIES. Proudly serving a selection of favorite pastries and cookies that Villa Italia is known for. 1 Rush Street, Schenectady, NY 12305. Website +1 518-579-8800. The casino is doing an 'ok job' of complying with 'King Cuomo's rules'!! The fun and entertainment never stops at Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady. Get more out of your game with our Rush Rewards loyalty program! Visit the Rush Rewards Center at Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady to sign up for a free Rush Rewards card and instantly earn Points at any of our eligible slot machines and table games to use towards rewards.
- Proprietary Platform
- Casino Operator Focus
- Highly Regulated Markets Only
Rush Street Interactive (RSI) was founded by industry gaming veterans and its management team has decades of collective experience in developing, supplying, and operating regulated Online Gaming sites. We only work in legal and regulated markets – there is no grey market risk with us! This means we always pay gaming taxes to the local governments in all of our markets.
Based in Chicago, RSI launched its first Social Gaming site, SugarHouse Casino4Fun in July 2015. Shortly thereafter, Social Gaming sites were launched for Rivers Casino Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), Rivers Casino Des Plaines (Illinois), and Rivers Casino Schenectady (New York).
RSI launched its first Online Gaming Casino site, PlaySugarHouse.com in New Jersey, in September 2016, and subsequently, in August 2018, it added a fully integrated Online Gaming Sportsbook.
RSI is the provider of an omnichannel platform for the Land-based Sportsbooks at Rivers Casino Pittsburgh, Rivers Casino Philadelphia, Rivers Casino Schenectady, Rivers Casino Des Plaines, and French Lick Casino (Indiana).
Additionally, RSI was the first U.S. gaming company to launch a regulated Online Gaming Sportsbook in Latin America.
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
Neil Bluhm
Chairman
- Co-founder of Rush Street Gaming affiliated US-based casinos
- and Rush Street Interactive
- Prominent and long track record of developing world-class real
- estate (including retail, office, hotels, multi-family) and casinos
- Co-founded Walton Street Capital in 1995
- Co-founded JMB Realty in 1970
- JMB and Walton St. combined – $40+ billion worth of developments and acquisitions
Greg Carlin
CEO
- Co-founder of Rush Street Gaming affiliated US-based casinos
- and Rush Street Interactive
- 15+ years of casino development and operating experience in
- frequency markets
- Board Director at both Falls Management Company (which
- operates Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara) and the American Gaming Association (AGA)
- Former investment banker at both Lazard Freres and Bankers Trust
Richard Schwartz
President
- Oversee RSI’s product & operations, as well as the group’s TV poker production company
- Started the interactive business for WMS Industries (now Scientific Games) with a particular passion for casino
- Previously, executive at Telecom Italia Lab US (San Francisco)
- Originally from California, Richard received an undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley and law degree from UC Hastings
Kyle Sauers
CFO
- Responsible for all of the Company’s financial and treasury functions, as well as investor relations.
- Previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Echo Global Logistics (Echo) and as Senior Vice President of Finance and Controller.
- Prior to Echo, Kyle was the General Manager of Varian Medical Systems’ Security & Inspection Products Division, a result of Varian’s acquisition of Bio- Imaging Research (“BIR”) where he served on the board of directors and as Chief Financial Officer.
- Kyle graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.
Mattias Stetz
COO
- Oversees marketing and operations for all RSI properties
- Former executive at Unibet Group (now Kindred Group), including Chief Commercial Officer for the publicly listed Group
- Was responsible at the Unibet Group for setting the group’s long term strategy and overseeing day-to-day Marketing and Operations with a particular passion for sports betting
- Originally from Sweden, Mattias has a Master of Science in Marketing and Business Development from the Stockholm School of Economics and is also a Harvard Business School alumni (GMP 2015)
Einar Roosileht
CIO
- Oversees RSI product development and RSI’s European office
- Co-founder of Oryx Gaming, an iGaming platform provider
- Software architect with a particular emphasis on developing scalable systems such as industry leading poker platforms.
- Originally from Estonia, Einar attended the University of Tartu
LIVE IN 9 MARKETS
New Jersey
Colombia
Pennsylvania
New York
Indiana
Illinois
Colorado
Michigan
Iowa
Online, Social and Land-based Gaming Platform Supplier and Operator
- Proprietary Platform
- Casino Operator Focus
- Highly Regulated Markets Only
Rush Street Interactive (RSI) was founded by industry gaming veterans and its management team has decades of collective experience in developing, supplying, and operating regulated Online Gaming sites. We only work in legal and regulated markets – there is no grey market risk with us! This means we always pay gaming taxes to the local governments in all of our markets.
Based in Chicago, RSI launched its first Social Gaming site, SugarHouse Casino4Fun in July 2015. Shortly thereafter, Social Gaming sites were launched for Rivers Casino Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania), Rivers Casino Des Plaines (Illinois), and Rivers Casino Schenectady (New York).
RSI launched its first Online Gaming Casino site, PlaySugarHouse.com in New Jersey, in September 2016, and subsequently, in August 2018, it added a fully integrated Online Gaming Sportsbook.
RSI is the provider of an omnichannel platform for the Land-based Sportsbooks at Rivers Casino Pittsburgh, Rivers Casino Philadelphia, Rivers Casino Schenectady, Rivers Casino Des Plaines, and French Lick Casino (Indiana).
Additionally, RSI was the first U.S. gaming company to launch a regulated Online Gaming Sportsbook in Latin America.
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
Neil Bluhm
Chairman
- Co-founder of Rush Street Gaming affiliated US-based casinos
- and Rush Street Interactive
- Prominent and long track record of developing world-class real
- estate (including retail, office, hotels, multi-family) and casinos
- Co-founded Walton Street Capital in 1995
- Co-founded JMB Realty in 1970
- JMB and Walton St. combined – $40+ billion worth of developments and acquisitions
Greg Carlin
CEO
- Co-founder of Rush Street Gaming affiliated US-based casinos
- and Rush Street Interactive
- 15+ years of casino development and operating experience in
- frequency markets
- Board Director at both Falls Management Company (which
- operates Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara) and the American Gaming Association (AGA)
- Former investment banker at both Lazard Freres and Bankers Trust
Richard Schwartz
President
- Oversee RSI’s product & operations, as well as the group’s TV poker production company
- Started the interactive business for WMS Industries (now Scientific Games) with a particular passion for casino
- Previously, executive at Telecom Italia Lab US (San Francisco)
- Originally from California, Richard received an undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley and law degree from UC Hastings
Kyle Sauers
CFO
- Responsible for all of the Company’s financial and treasury functions, as well as investor relations.
- Previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Echo Global Logistics (Echo) and as Senior Vice President of Finance and Controller.
- Prior to Echo, Kyle was the General Manager of Varian Medical Systems’ Security & Inspection Products Division, a result of Varian’s acquisition of Bio- Imaging Research (“BIR”) where he served on the board of directors and as Chief Financial Officer.
- Kyle graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.
Mattias Stetz
COO
- Oversees marketing and operations for all RSI properties
- Former executive at Unibet Group (now Kindred Group), including Chief Commercial Officer for the publicly listed Group
- Was responsible at the Unibet Group for setting the group’s long term strategy and overseeing day-to-day Marketing and Operations with a particular passion for sports betting
- Originally from Sweden, Mattias has a Master of Science in Marketing and Business Development from the Stockholm School of Economics and is also a Harvard Business School alumni (GMP 2015)
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Einar Roosileht
CIO
Rush Casino Schenectady
- Oversees RSI product development and RSI’s European office
- Co-founder of Oryx Gaming, an iGaming platform provider
- Software architect with a particular emphasis on developing scalable systems such as industry leading poker platforms.
- Originally from Estonia, Einar attended the University of Tartu
LIVE IN 9 MARKETS
New Jersey
Colombia
Pennsylvania
New York
Indiana
Illinois
Colorado
Michigan
Iowa