Description of Business | Description of Business Rush Street Interactive, Inc. is a holding company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and, through its main operating subsidiary, Rush Street Interactive, LP and its subsidiaries (collectively, “RSILP”), is a leading online gaming company that provides online casino and sports betting in the U.S., Canadian and Latin American markets. Rush Street Interactive, Inc. and its subsidiaries (including RSILP) are collectively referred to as “RSI” or the “Company.” The Company is headquartered in Chicago, IL. On December 29, 2020, in connection with the closing (the “Closing”) and the transactions as described in the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2020, among RSILP, the sellers set forth on the signature pages thereto (collectively, the “Sellers” and each, a “Seller”), dMY Sponsor, LLC (the “Sponsor”) and Rush Street Interactive GP, LLC (as amended and/or restated from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement” and the transactions contemplated thereby, the “Business Combination”), the Company was reorganized into an umbrella partnership-C corporation, or UP-C, structure, in which substantially all of the combined company’s assets are held by RSILP and the Company’s primary assets are its equity interests in RSILP (which are held indirectly through wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company – RSI ASLP, Inc. (the “Special Limited Partner”) and RSI GP, LLC (“RSI GP”), which is the general partner of RSILP). As of the Closing, the Company owned, indirectly through the Special Limited Partner, approximately 23.1% of the Class A Common Units of RSILP (“RSILP Units”) and controlled RSILP through RSI GP, and the Sellers owned approximately 76.9% of the RSILP Units and controlled the Company through their ownership of the Company’s Class V Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Class V Common Stock”). Upon consummation of the Business Combination, dMY Technology Group, Inc. (“dMY”) changed its name to “Rush Street Interactive, Inc.” As of March 31, 2022, the Company and the Sellers owned approximately 29.08% and 70.92% of the RSILP Units, respectively. Impact of COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted global commercial activity, disrupted supply chains and contributed to significant volatility in financial markets. Starting in 2020 and continuing through the date hereof, the COVID-19 pandemic continued to adversely impact many different industries. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic could have a continued material adverse impact on economic and market conditions and trigger a period of global economic slowdown. The rapid development and fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to the extent and the duration of the impact of COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic therefore presents material uncertainty and risk with respect to the Company and its performance and could affect its financial results in a materially adverse way. The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted RSI. The direct impact to the business, beyond disruptions in normal business operations, is primarily through the change in consumer habits as a result of people being ordered or requested to stay at home and restrict their traveling or otherwise voluntarily choosing to stay home or restrict travel. During the periods affected by government imposed stay-at-home orders, the Company’s business volume significantly increased and has since continued to remain strong as many of these orders were lifted. COVID-19 has also directly impacted sports betting due to the rescheduling, reconfiguring, suspension, postponement and cancellation of major sports seasons and sporting events or exclusion of certain players or teams from sporting events. Beginning in early 2020 and continuing into the third quarter of 2020, many sports seasons and sporting events, including the NBA regular season and playoffs, the NCAA college basketball tournament, the MLB regular season, the Masters golf tournament, the NHL regular season and playoffs and domestic soccer leagues and European cup competitions, were suspended, postponed, modified or cancelled. While most major professional sports leagues have since resumed their activities primarily starting in the second half of 2020, sporting events were still being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic during the first quarter of 2022. For example, players are or were being excluded from certain games or events due to local COVID-19 vaccine requirements, COVID-19 or COVID-19 protocols. However, the Company has observed a trend where such local COVID-19 vaccine requirements and/or COVID-19 protocols are being eased or lifted. Sports seasons, events and calendars could be further suspended, cancelled or rescheduled due to additional COVID-19 outbreaks. The alteration of sports seasons and sporting events, including the postponement or cancellation of events, throughout fiscal year 2021 reduced the Company’s customers’ use of, and spending on, the Company’s sports betting offerings and from time to time caused us to issue refunds for canceled events. Additionally, any ongoing or future closures of bricks-and-mortar casinos and limitations on visitations to such casinos due to COVID-19 may provide additional opportunities for us to market online casino and sports betting to traditional bricks-and-mortar casino patrons. The Company’s revenues vary based on sports seasons and sporting events, among other factors, and cancellations, suspensions or alterations resulting from COVID-19 have the potential to adversely affect the Company’s revenue, possibly materially. However, the Company’s online casino offerings do not rely on sports seasons and sporting events, thus, they may partially offset this adverse impact on revenue. The ultimate impact of COVID-19 and the related restrictions on consumer behavior is currently unknown. A significant or prolonged decrease in consumer spending on entertainment or leisure activities would likely have an adverse effect on demand for RSI offerings, reducing cash flows and revenues, thus materially harming the business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, a significant uptick in COVID-19 cases or an emergence of additional variants or strains could cause other widespread or more severe impacts depending on where infection rates are highest. As steps taken to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 have necessitated a shift away from a traditional office environment for many employees, the Company has implemented business continuity programs to help ensure that employees were safe and that the business continues to function with minimal disruptions to normal work operations while employees work remotely. The Company will continue to monitor developments relating to disruptions and uncertainties caused by COVID-19. |