| Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies) | 12 Months Ended |
| Dec. 31, 2022 |
| Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |
| Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation | Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts and operations of the Company, its direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, and all entities in which the Company has a controlling interest. RSI is deemed to have a controlling interest of RSILP through its wholly owned subsidiary RSI GP, LLC (“RSI GP”), which is the sole general partner of RSILP. For consolidated entities that are less than wholly owned, the third party’s holding of an equity interest is presented as Non-controlling interests in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of equity. The portion of net earnings attributable to the non-controlling interests is presented as net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations, and the portion of comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the non-controlling interests is presented as comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interests in the Company’s consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation. The Company is organized as an umbrella partnership-C corporation (“Up-C”) structure, as a result of the transactions contemplated 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, a Delaware limited liability company (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”), pursuant to which dMY Technology Group, Inc. (“dMY”) acquired certain Class A Units of RSILP (the “RSILP Units”). The Business Combination was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with U.S. GAAP (the “Reverse Recapitalization”). Under this method of accounting, dMY is treated as the acquired company and RSILP is treated as the acquirer for financial statement reporting purposes. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Reverse Recapitalization was treated as the equivalent of RSILP issuing stock for the net assets of dMY, accompanied by a recapitalization. RSILP was determined to be the accounting acquirer based on evaluation of the following facts and circumstances: • RSILP’s existing members, through their ownership of RSI’s Class V Common Stock, have the largest portion of the voting rights in the Company; • The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) and management are primarily composed of individuals associated with RSILP; and • RSILP is the larger entity based on historical operating activity and has the larger employee base. Thus, the financial statements included in this report for the year ended December 31, 2020 reflect (i) the historical operating results of RSILP prior to the Reverse Recapitalization; and (ii) the combined results of the RSILP and dMY following the Business Combination. As an Up-C, substantially all of the assets of the combined company 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). The Company controls RSILP through RSI GP. As of December 31, 2022, the Company owned 29.45% of the RSILP Units and the holders of the non-controlling interest 70.55% of the RSILP Units. Neil G. Bluhm and his trusts and entities controlled by him and Richard Schwartz (collectively, the “Controlling Holders”) together as a group control a majority of the voting power of the Company’s outstanding common stock. As a result, RSI is a “controlled company” under the New York Stock Exchange’s corporate governance standards. |
| Reclassifications | Reclassifications Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. Such reclassifications had no impact on the Company’s reported total revenues, expenses, net income (loss), current assets, total assets, current liabilities, total liabilities, stockholders’ equity (deficit), non-controlling interests or cash flows. No reclassifications of prior period balances were material to the consolidated financial statements. |
| Liquidity and Capital Resources | Liquidity and Capital Resources Based on the net proceeds from the Business Combination (refer to Note 3) and the proceeds from warrant exercises resulting from the public warrant redemption (refer to Note 8) and future spend assumptions, the Company currently expects that its cash will be sufficient to fund its operating expenses and capital expenditure requirements for at least 12 months from the date of issuance of this report. The Company experienced negative operating cash flows of $60.3 million and $48.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company experienced positive operating cash flows of $16.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. |
| Use of Estimates | Use of Estimates The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant estimates and assumptions reflected in the consolidated financial statements relate to and include, but are not limited to, the valuation of share-based awards; internally developed software; long-lived assets and investments in equity; the estimated useful lives of property and equipment and intangible assets; redemption rate assumptions associated with the loyalty program and other discretionary player bonuses; deferred revenue relating to our social gaming revenue stream; accrued expenses; determination of the incremental borrowing rate to calculate operating lease liabilities and finance lease liabilities; valuation of the earnout interests liability; valuation of the warrant liabilities; valuation of acquired intangibles; and deferred taxes and amounts associated with the tax receivable agreement (the “Tax Receivable Agreement”) entered into in connection with the closing on December 29, 2020 of the Business Combination (the “Closing”). |
| Segment Reporting | Segment Reporting Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise about which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision maker in making decisions regarding resource allocation and assessing performance. The Company views its operations and manages its business in one operating segment. |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash | Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash Cash and cash equivalents consist of highly liquid, unrestricted savings, checking, instant access internet banking accounts and certificates of deposits with original maturities of 90 days or less at acquisition. The Company maintains separate bank accounts to segregate cash that resides in customers’ interactive gaming and sports betting accounts from cash used in operating activities. Player funds held by the Company at the end of the period are classified as restricted cash. Player funds include cash amounts that reside in players’ interactive gaming and sports betting accounts, withdrawals that were initiated by players but still pending as of month-end, and the value of any bets that are unsettled at the end of the period. The following table reconciles cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash in the consolidated balance sheets to the totals shown on the consolidated statements of cash flows: December 31, ($ in thousands) 2022 2021 Cash and cash equivalents (1) $ 179,723 $ 281,030 Restricted cash 26,358 19,299 Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 206,081 $ 300,329 (1) The Company had cash equivalents of $1.0 million and nil as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Cash equivalents are composed of certificates of deposits with original maturities of 90 days or less. |
| Players Receivables | Players Receivables Players receivables consist of cash deposits from customers that the Company has not yet received. Players receivables are reported at the amount that the Company expects to collect from customers, generally via third-party payment processors. These receivables arise due to the timing difference between a customer’s deposit and the Company’s receipt of that deposit from the payment processor. The amounts are generally outstanding for a short period of time. On a periodic basis, the Company evaluates its players receivables and establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts based on a specific review of the accounts as well as historical collection experience and current economic conditions. No allowance for doubtful accounts was recorded for the periods presented in these consolidated financial statements. |
| Due from Affiliates | Due from Affiliates Due from affiliates consists of amounts that are expected to be collected from certain affiliated land-based casino partners. In certain cases, the affiliate casino maintains the bank account that processes cash deposits and withdrawals for RSI customers. Accordingly, at any point in time, the Company will record a receivable from the affiliate, representing the Company’s total revenue (with RSI customers) that was collected by the affiliate, less consideration payable to the affiliate for use of its license, which is offset by any consideration received from the affiliate based on the terms of the applicable agreement. On a periodic basis, the Company evaluates the collectability of amounts due from affiliates and establishes an allowance for amounts not expected to be collected. No allowance was recorded for the periods presented in these consolidated financial statements. See Note 14 for disclosure on related parties. |
| Property and Equipment, net | Property and Equipment, net Property and equipment are carried at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset. Leasehold improvements depreciation is computed over the shorter of the lease term or estimated useful life of the asset. Additions and improvements are capitalized, while repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred. Useful lives of each asset class are as follows: Asset Useful Life Computers, software and related equipment 3 years Furniture and fixtures 4 years Operating equipment and servers 5 years Leasehold improvements Lesser of the lease terms or the estimated useful lives of the improvements, generally 1–10 years |
| Intangible Assets, Net | Intangible Assets, Net License Fees, Net The Company incurs costs in connection with operating in certain jurisdictions, including license applications fees, market access payments to strategic partners and related renewals or extensions. These costs are capitalized as an intangible asset and amortized over the estimated useful life of the asset using the straight-line method. In certain markets, the Company agrees to pay minimum market access royalties to its partner, which is considered an integral cost in connection with operating in certain jurisdictions. The Company records fixed minimum royalty payments as intangible assets with an offset to deferred royalty liabilities, both of which are included on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company’s access to operate in a particular market is often dependent upon the continued viability of its strategic partner in that market. The useful life is the period over which the asset is expected to contribute directly or indirectly to the Company’s cash flows. The remaining useful life of license fee intangible assets is evaluated at least annually. Internally Developed Software Software that is developed for internal use is accounted for pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350-40, Intangibles, Goodwill and Other - Internal-Use Software . Qualifying costs incurred to develop internal-use software are capitalized when (i) the preliminary project stage is completed, (ii) management has authorized further funding for the completion of the project and (iii) it is probable that the project will be completed and perform as intended. These capitalized costs include compensation for employees who develop internal-use software and external costs related to development of internal-use software. Capitalization of these costs ceases once the project is substantially complete and the software is ready for its intended purpose. Internally developed software is amortized using the straight-line method over an estimated useful life of three Trademark Asset On June 10, 2022, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase all of the equity interests of Rush Street Productions, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“RSP”), in exchange for $1.5 million cash (net of $0.7 million cash acquired), 480,000 RSILP Units and the same number of newly issued shares of Class V Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share of the Company (the “Class V Common Stock”), valued at $2.4 million, and 60,000 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share of the Company (the “Class A Common Stock”), valued at $0.3 million. The Company also assumed $0.5 million of outstanding liabilities and incurred $0.4 million of transaction costs directly attributable to the acquisition. To account for the transaction, the Company applied the definition of a business in ASC 805-10, Business Combinations – Overall, and concluded that the asset set acquired does not constitute a business as substantially all of the fair value of the acquired assets was concentrated in a single asset. Therefore, the transaction has been accounted for as an asset acquisition in accordance with ASC 805-50, Business Combinations — Related Issues . The acquired trademark asset represents an intangible asset that is recognized at its relative fair value in accordance with ASC 350-30, General Intangibles Other Than Goodwill . Goodwill is not recognized in an asset acquisition, and as such, any consideration that exceeds the fair value of the net assets acquired is allocated to the identifiable assets based on relative fair values. The Company capitalized a $5.1 million trademark intangible asset representing the total consideration paid of $4.2 million, assumed liabilities of $0.5 million, and legal and consulting fees incurred that were directly attributable to the asset acquisition of $0.4 million. The asset is recognized in intangible assets, net on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2022 and is amortized over the estimated useful life of five years using the straight-line method. The asset acquisition is presented on the consolidated statement of cash flows as net cash used in investing activities. Developed Technology On December 21, 2021, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase certain assets from Run It Once, Ltd. (“RIO”) in exchange for $3.3 million cash and 158,127 Class A Common Shares valued at $2.5 million. To account for the transaction, the Company applied the definition of a business in ASC 805-10, Business Combinations – Overall, and concluded that the asset set acquired does not constitute a business as the acquired assets did not include the necessary inputs, substantive processes, and outputs needed to operate as a business. Therefore, the transaction has been accounted for as an asset acquisition in accordance with ASC 805-50, Business Combinations — Related Issues . The acquired intellectual property represents developed technology intangible assets that are recognized at their relative fair value in accordance with ASC 350-30, General Intangibles Other Than Goodwill . Goodwill is not recognized in an asset acquisition and, as such, any consideration that exceeds the fair value of the net assets acquired is allocated to the identifiable assets based on relative fair values. The Company capitalized a $5.9 million developed technology intangible asset, representing the total consideration paid of $5.8 million and an incremental $0.1 million related to legal |
| Investments in Equity | Investments in Equity The Company accounts for investments in equity that are within the scope of ASC 321-10, Investments - Equity Securities (“ASC 321-10”), as either (1) investments with a readily determinable fair value, which are recorded at fair value or (2) investments without a readily determinable fair value, which are recorded at cost less any impairment. Equity investments that are initially concluded to not have a readily determinable fair value are reassessed at each reporting period. If the Company identifies observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer, it measures the equity security at fair value as of the date that the observable transaction occurred using valuation techniques that are permitted under ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement . During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company paid $1.5 million to acquire a less than 20% equity interest of Boom Entertainment, a business-to-business supplier and designer of free-to-play and regulated real-money digital wagering content. The equity investment is accounted for in accordance with ASC 321-10, and the Company has elected to continue to account for this equity investment at cost less impairment because there is not a readily determinable fair value for this investment as of December 31, 2022. No impairment was recorded during the year ended December 31, 2022. The investment is recognized in other assets as of the balance sheet date. |
| Impairment of Long-Lived Assets | Impairment of Long-Lived Assets The Company’s long-lived assets primarily consist of property and equipment, operating lease right-of-use assets, finance lease right-of-use assets and finite-lived intangible assets (i.e., license fees, internally developed software, developed technology and trademark assets). |
| Players' Liabilities | Players’ Liabilities The Company records liabilities for customer account balances, which consist of the player cash reserve (i.e., customer deposits, plus customer winning bets, less customer losing bets, less customer withdrawals), the incremental progressive jackpot reserve, and the expected future payout relating to customers’ unredeemed bonus store points and unused discretionary bonus incentives. The Company’s restricted cash and players receivables balance will equal or exceed the player cash reserve portion of the Company’s players’ liabilities account. |
| Deferred Royalty | Deferred Royalty The Company records liabilities for minimum royalty payments related to licensing and market access agreements. These liabilities are recorded on the consolidated balance sheets at the present value of future payments discounted using a rate that reflects the duration of the agreement. The deferred royalty liability is accreted through interest expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The Company records deferred royalty liabilities as either deferred royalty, short-term or deferred royalty, long-term based on the timing of future payments. |
| Due to Affiliates | Due to Affiliates Due to affiliates consists of amounts owed by the Company to certain of its related parties. Amounts due to affiliates may include payment for services provided to the Company by employees of the related party or reimbursement of |
| Earnout Interests Liability | Earnout Interests Liability Earnout interests represent a freestanding financial instrument classified as liabilities on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as the Company determined that these financial instruments are not indexed to the Company’s own equity in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging . Earnout interests were initially recorded at fair value in the Business Combination and are adjusted to fair value at each reporting date with changes in fair value recorded in change in fair value of earnout interests liability in the consolidated statements of operations. As of December 31, 2022, none of the earnout interests remain outstanding. See Note 9 for additional discussion of earnout interests. |
| Warrant Liabilities | Warrant Liabilities As part of dMY’s initial public offering, dMY issued to third-party investors 23.0 million units, each consisting of one share of dMY’s Class A common stock and one-half of one warrant, at a price of $10.00 per unit. Each whole warrant entitled the holder to purchase one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share (the “Public Warrants”). Simultaneously with the dMY initial public offering, 6,600,000 private placement warrants were sold to the Sponsor (the “Private Placement Warrants”) and an additional 75,000 warrants were issued to the Sponsor upon the Closing in connection with converting certain working capital loans into warrants (the “Working Capital Warrants” and together with the Private Placement Warrants, the “Private Warrants” and the Private Warrants together with the Public Warrants, the “Warrants”). Each Private Warrant allows the Sponsor to purchase one share of Class A Common Stock at $11.50 per share. Subsequent to the Business Combination, 11,500,000 Public Warrants and 6,675,000 Private Warrants remained outstanding. None of the Public Warrants or Private Warrants remained outstanding as of December 31, 2022 and 2021. The Private Warrants and the shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Warrants were not transferable, assignable or salable until after the completion of a business combination, subject to certain limited exceptions. Additionally, the Private Warrants were exercisable for cash or on a cashless basis, at the holder’s option, and were non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees. If the Private Warrants were held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the Private Warrants would have become redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants. The Company evaluated the Warrants pursuant to ASC 815-40, and concluded that they did not meet the criteria to be classified in stockholders’ equity. Specifically, the exercise of these Warrants may be settled in cash upon the occurrence of a tender offer or exchange that involves 50% or more of our stockholders holding Class A Common Stock. Because not all of the stockholders need to participate in such tender offer or exchange to trigger the potential cash settlement and the Company does not control the occurrence of such an event, the Company concluded that the Warrants did not meet the conditions to be classified in equity. Because the Warrants met the definition of a derivative under ASC 815-40, the Company records these Warrants as liabilities on its consolidated balance sheets at fair value as of each reporting date, with subsequent changes in their respective fair values recognized in its consolidated statements of operations. See Note 8 for additional discussion of Warrants. |
| Concentrations of Credit Risk | Concentrations of Credit Risk Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of operating cash and restricted cash. The Company maintains cash and restricted cash primarily across seven financial institutions within separate bank accounts. Although the Company maintains balances with certain institutions in excess of the federally insured limits, the Company does not believe that it is subject to unusual credit risk beyond the normal credit risk associated with commercial banking relationships. As of December 31, 2022, the Company has not experienced losses on these accounts. |
| Leases | Leases The Company determines whether an arrangement is or contains a lease at contract inception. The Company accounts for leases in accordance with ASC 842, Leases , under which arrangements meeting the definition of a lease are classified as operating or finance leases and are recorded on the consolidated balance sheets as both a right-of-use asset and a lease liability. The Company elects to apply the practical expedient that allows for the combination of lease and non-lease components for all asset classes. The lease classification evaluation begins at the lease commencement date. The lease term used in the evaluation includes the non-cancellable period for which the Company has the right to use the underlying asset, together with renewal option periods when the exercise of the renewal option is reasonably certain. For leases with an initial term greater than 12 months, a related lease liability is recorded on the consolidated balance sheets at the present value of future payments discounted at the estimated fully collateralized incremental borrowing rate (discount rate) corresponding with the lease term. In addition, a right-of-use asset is recorded as the initial amount of the lease liability, plus any lease payments made to the lessor before or at the lease commencement date and any initial direct costs incurred, less any tenant improvement allowance incentives received. Tenant incentives are amortized through the right-of-use asset as a reduction of lease expense over the lease term. The difference between the minimum rents paid and the straight-line rent is reflected within the associated right-of-use asset. Certain leases contain provisions that require variable payments consisting of common area maintenance costs (i.e., variable lease cost). Variable lease costs are expensed as incurred. The Company made an accounting policy election to exclude any short-term lease (i.e., leases with a term of twelve months or less) from the balance sheet. Short-term lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. As the interest rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate corresponding with the lease term. As the Company does not have any outstanding debt, this rate is determined based on prevailing market conditions and comparable company and credit analysis. The incremental borrowing rate is reassessed upon a modification that is not accounted for as a separate contract. |
| Revenue Recognition | Revenue Recognition Revenue is recognized in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers , when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to the customer, in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The Company determines revenue recognition through the following steps: • Identify the contract with the customer • Identify the performance obligations in the contract • Determine the transaction price • Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract • Recognize revenue when, or as, the company satisfies a performance obligation The Company’s revenue from contracts with customers consists of online casino, online sports betting, retail sports betting and social gaming. Online casino and online sports betting Online casino offerings typically include the full suite of games available in land-based casinos, such as blackjack, roulette and slot machines. For these offerings, the Company generates revenue through hold, or gross winnings, as customers play against the house. Online casino revenue is generated based on total customer bets less amounts paid to customers for winning bets, less other incentives awarded to customers, plus or minus the change in the progressive jackpot reserve. Online sports betting involves a user placing a bet on the outcome of a sporting event sports-related activity, or a series of the same, with the chance to win a pre-determined amount, often referred to as fixed odds. Online sports betting revenue is generated by setting odds such that there is a built-in theoretical margin in each sports bet offered to its customers. Online sports betting revenue is generated based on total customer bets less amounts paid to customers for winning bets, less other incentives awarded to customers, plus or minus the change in unsettled bets. The Company provides various incentives to promote customer engagement, many of which allow customers to place bets without using their own funds. For some incentive programs, benefits are provided to customers based only on past play and represent an option that grants the customer a material right. Other benefits that are provided to customers are more discretionary in nature and may not be related to the customer’s level of play. Performance obligations related to online gaming and sports betting transactions include (1) servicing the customer’s bet, which is fulfilled when the outcome of the bet is known and (2) transferring additional goods or services to a player for which the Company has received consideration, such as bonus store points or other discretionary bonus incentives. Bonus store points as well as discretionary bonus incentives, such as bonus dollars and free bets (collectively referred to herein as “customer bonuses”) are recognized as a reduction to revenue upon issuance of the incentive and as revenue upon redemption by the customer. Reductions to revenue include estimates for the stand-alone selling price of customer bonuses and the percentage of customer bonuses that are expected to be redeemed. The expected redemption percentage is based on historical redemption patterns and considers current information or trends. The estimated redemption rate is evaluated each reporting period. The Company does not believe that there is a reasonable likelihood that there will be a material change in the future estimates or assumptions used to calculate the estimated redemption rate. Adjustments to earnings resulting from revisions to management’s estimates of the redemption rates have been insignificant during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. Progressive jackpots related to online casino jackpot games are accrued and charged to revenue at the time the obligation to pay the jackpot is established. The progressive jackpot liability is recorded in Players’ liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. Retail sports betting The Company provides retail sports services to land-based casinos in exchange for a monthly commission based on the land-based casino’s retail sportsbook revenue. Services include ongoing management and oversight of the retail sportsbook, technical support for the land-based casino’s customers, customer support, risk management, advertising and promotion, and support for the third-party vendor’s sports betting equipment. The Company has a single performance obligation to provide retail sports services and records the revenue as services are performed and when the commission amounts are no longer constrained (i.e., the amount is known). Certain relationships with business partners provide the Company the ability to operate the retail sportsbook at the land-based casino or other sports betting facilities. In this scenario, revenue is generated based on total customer bets less amounts paid to customers for winning bets, less other incentives awarded to customers. Social gaming The Company provides a social gaming platform for users to enjoy free-to-play games that use virtual credits. While virtual credits are issued to users for free, some users may choose to purchase additional virtual credits through the Company’s virtual cashier. The Company has a single performance obligation associated with social gaming services, to provide social gaming services to users upon the redemption of virtual credits. Deferred revenue is recorded when users purchase virtual credits and revenue is recognized when the virtual credits are redeemed, and the Company’s performance obligation has been fulfilled. Certain costs to obtain or fulfill contracts Pursuant to the accounting guidance, certain costs to obtain or fulfill a contract with a customer must be capitalized to the extent recoverable from the associated contract margin, and subsequently amortized as the products or services are delivered to the customer. These costs are capitalized as contract acquisition costs and are amortized over the period of benefit to the customer. For the Company, the period of benefit has been determined to be less than or equal to one year. As such, the Company applied the practical expedient and contract acquisition costs are expensed immediately. Customer contract costs that do not qualify for capitalization as contract fulfillment costs are expensed as incurred. Contract balances Contract assets and liabilities represent the differences in timing between the fulfillment of the Company's performance obligations and the receipt of cash from the Company's customers. The Company does not have material contract assets. The Company’s contract liabilities consist of deferred revenue. Deferred revenue represents wagered amounts that relate to unsettled or pending outcomes, such as a future sports bet. The Company recognizes revenue once the outcome of the bet is settled and fixed. Deferred revenue also includes contract liabilities for the Company’s obligation to transfer additional goods or services to a customer for which the Company has received consideration, such as bonus store points. The Company recognizes breakage on these liabilities proportionately as redemption occurs. Revenue recognized relating to breakage during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 was not material to the consolidated financial statements. Deferred revenue relating to unsettled customer bets and unredeemed customer incentives is recorded in Players’ liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. Deferred revenue relating to the Company’s social gaming services includes virtual credits purchased by users but not yet redeemed and is recorded in other current liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. Principal versus agent considerations The Company evaluates the criteria outlined in ASC 606-10-55, Principal versus Agent Considerations , in determining whether it is appropriate to record the gross amount of revenues and related costs, or the net amount earned as commissions. When the Company is the principal in a transaction and controls the specific good or service before it is transferred to the customer, revenue is recorded gross; otherwise, revenue is recorded on a net basis. The Company controls the promised goods or services for online casino and sports betting transactions, retail sports betting transactions and social gaming services, and as a result records related revenue on a gross basis. For retail sports service arrangements, the Company does not control the promised goods or services and, therefore, records the net amount of revenue earned as a commission. See Note 4 for a disaggregation of the Company’s revenues. |
| Costs of Revenue | Costs of Revenue Costs of revenue consist primarily of (i) revenue share and market access fees, (ii) platform and content fees, (iii) gaming taxes, (iv) payment processing fees and chargebacks and (v) salaries, bonuses, benefits and share-based compensation for dedicated personnel. These costs are primarily variable in nature and should, in large part, correlate with the change in revenue. Revenue share and market access fees consist primarily of amounts paid to local land-based partners that hold the applicable gaming license, providing us the ability to offer our real-money online offerings in the respective jurisdictions. Our platform and content fees are primarily driven by costs associated with third-party casino content, sports betting trading services and certain elements of our platform technology, such as geolocation and know-your-customer. Gaming taxes primarily relate to state taxes and are determined on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis. We incur payment processing costs on player deposits and occasionally chargebacks (i.e., when a payment processor contractually disallows customer deposits in the normal course of business). |
| Advertising and Promotions Costs | Advertising and Promotions Costs Advertising and promotion costs consist primarily of marketing the Company’s products and services via different channels, promotional activities and the related costs incurred to acquire new customers. These costs also include salaries, bonuses, benefits and share-based compensation for dedicated personnel and are expensed as incurred. |
| General Administration and Other | General Administration and Other General administration and other expenses consist primarily of administrative personnel costs, including salaries, bonuses and benefits, share-based compensation expenses, professional service fees (related to legal, compliance, accounting and consulting), rent expense, and insurance costs. |
| Share-Based Compensation | Share-Based Compensation The Company records share-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”), and recognizes share-based compensation expense in the period in which a grantee is required to provide service, which is generally over the vesting period of the individual share-based payment award. Compensation expense for awards with performance conditions is not recognized until it is probable that the performance target will be achieved. Compensation expense for awards is recognized over the requisite service period on a straight-line basis. The Company accounts for forfeitures as they occur. The Company classifies unit awards as either an equity award or a liability award depending on whether the award contains certain repurchase provisions. Equity-classified awards are valued as of the grant date based upon the price of the underlying unit or share and a number of assumptions, including volatility, performance period, risk-free interest rate and expected dividends. Liability-classified awards are valued at fair value at each reporting date. See Note 11 for additional information about share-based compensation. |
| Income Taxes | Income Taxes Rush Street Interactive, Inc. is a corporation and, as a result, is subject to U.S. federal, state, and foreign income taxes. RSILP is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes and therefore does not pay U.S. federal income tax on its taxable income. Instead, the RSILP unitholders, including the Company, are liable for U.S. federal income tax on their respective shares of RSILP’s taxable income reported on the unitholders’ U.S. federal income tax returns. RSILP is liable for income taxes in those states not recognizing its status as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are calculated by applying existing tax laws and the rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in the year of the enacted rate change. The Company recognizes deferred tax assets to the extent it believes these assets are more-likely-than-not to be realized. In making such a determination, the Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax planning strategies and recent results of operations. The Company accounts for uncertainty in income taxes using a recognition and measurement threshold for tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, which are subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities. The tax benefit from an uncertain tax position is recognized when it is more-likely-than-not that the position will be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities based on technical merits of the position. The amount of the tax benefit recognized is the largest amount of the benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The effective tax rate and the tax basis of assets and liabilities reflect management’s estimates of the ultimate outcome of various tax uncertainties. The Company recognizes penalties and interest related to uncertain tax positions within the provision (benefit) for income taxes line in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. See Note 12, “Income Taxes” for additional information regarding income taxes. |
| Tax Receivable Agreement | Tax Receivable Agreement In connection with the Business Combination, the Special Limited Partner entered into the Tax Receivable Agreement, which generally provides for the payment by it of 85% of certain net tax benefits, if any, that the Company (including the Special Limited Partner) realize (or in certain cases is deemed to realize) as a result of these increases in tax basis and tax benefits related to the transactions contemplated under the Business Combination Agreement and the exchange of Retained RSILP Units for Class A Common Stock (or cash at the Company’s option) pursuant to the RSILP A&R LPA and tax benefits related to entering into the Tax Receivable Agreement, including tax benefits attributable to payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement. These payments are the obligation of the Special Limited Partner and not of RSILP. The actual increase in the Special Limited Partner’s allocable share of RSILP’s tax basis in its assets, as well as the amount and timing of any payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement, will vary depending upon a number of factors, including the timing of exchanges, the market price of our Class A Common Stock at the time of the exchange and the amount and timing of the recognition of our and our consolidated subsidiaries’ (including the Special Limited Partner’s) income. While many of the factors that will determine the amount of payments that the Special Limited Partner will make under the Tax Receivable Agreement are outside of the Company’s control, the Company expects that the payments the Special Limited Partner will make under the Tax Receivable Agreement will be substantial and could have a material adverse effect on the financial condition of the Company. The Company evaluates the realizability of the deferred tax assets resulting from the exchange of RSILP Units for Class A Common Stock. If the deferred tax assets are determined to be realizable, the Company then assesses whether payment of amounts under the TRA have become probable. If so, the Company records a TRA liability equal to 85% of such deferred tax assets. In subsequent periods, the Company assesses the realizability of all of our deferred tax assets subject to the TRA. Should it be determined that a deferred tax asset with a valuation allowance is realizable in a subsequent period, the related valuation allowance will be released and consideration of a corresponding TRA liability will be assessed. The realizability of deferred tax assets, including those subject to the TRA, is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those deferred tax assets become deductible and consideration of prudent and feasible tax-planning strategies. The measurement of the TRA liability is accounted for as a contingent liability. Therefore, once the Company determines that a payment becomes probable and can be estimated, the estimate of the payment will be accrued. |
| Earnings Per Share | Earnings (Loss) Per Share Basic net earnings (loss) per share of Class A Common Stock is computed by dividing net earnings attributable to RSI by the weighted-average number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding during the same period. Diluted net earnings (loss) per share of Class A Common Stock is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) attributable to RSI, adjusted for the assumed exchange of all potentially dilutive securities, by the weighted-average number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding adjusted to give effect to potentially dilutive shares. The dilutive effect of outstanding awards or financial instruments, if any, is reflected in diluted earnings (loss) per share by application of the treasury stock method or if-converted method, as applicable. Prior to the Business Combination, the membership structure of RSILP included units which had profit interests. The Company analyzed the calculation of earnings (loss) per unit for periods prior to the Business Combination and determined that it resulted in values that would not be meaningful to the users of these consolidated financial statements. Therefore, earnings (loss) per share information has not been presented for periods prior to the Business Combination on December 29, 2020. The basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share for the year ended December 31, 2020 represent only the period of December 29, 2020 to December 31, 2020. |
| Foreign Currency | Foreign Currency The Company’s reporting currency is the U.S. dollar while the functional currency of subsidiaries not deemed the U.S. dollar include the Colombian Peso, Mexican Peso and Canadian Dollar. The financial statements of non-U.S. subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars in accordance with ASC 830, Foreign Currency Matters , using period-end exchange rates for assets and liabilities, and average exchange rates for the period for revenues, costs, and expenses and historical exchange rates for equity. Translation adjustments resulting from the process of translating the local currency financial statements into U.S. dollars are included in determining other comprehensive income (loss). If transactions are recorded in a currency other than the subsidiary’s functional currency, remeasurement into the functional currency is required and may result in transaction gains or losses. Transaction losses were $1.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 as compared to less than $0.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020. Amounts are recorded in general administrative and other on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. |
| Fair Value Measurements | Fair Value Measurements Fair value measurements are based on the premise that fair value is an exit price representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, the following three-tier fair value hierarchy has been used in determining the inputs used in measuring fair value: • Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities on the reporting date. • Level 2 – Pricing inputs are based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. • Level 3 – Pricing inputs are generally unobservable and include situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the investment. The inputs into the determination of fair value require management’s judgment or estimation of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities. The fair values are therefore determined using factors that involve considerable judgment and interpretations, including but not limited to private and public comparables, third-party appraisals, discounted cash flow model, and fund manager estimates. Financial instruments measured at fair value are classified in their entirety based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Management’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and considers factors specific to the asset or liability. The use of different assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on estimated fair values. Accordingly, the fair value estimates disclosed or initial amounts recorded may not be indicative of the amount that the Company or holders of the instruments could realize in a current market exchange. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the recorded values of current assets and current liabilities approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. |
| Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements And Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted | Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326) . Together with subsequent amendments, the ASU sets forth a “current expected credit loss” model that requires the Company to measure all expected credit losses for financial instruments held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable supportable forecasts. This ASU replaces the existing incurred loss model and is applicable to the measurement of credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost, available-for-sale debt securities and applies to certain off-balance sheet credit exposures. This ASU is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2023. The Company is finalizing the assessment of the impact of the adoption of this ASU on its consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2022. The adoption is not expected to have a material impact to the consolidated financial statements. In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-6, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity , which simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current U.S. GAAP. This ASU removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception and it also simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. This ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021 and adoption must be as of the beginning of the Company’s annual fiscal year. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. |
