Rush Street Interactive Releases Q2 Financial Report: Revenue Rises... but So Does Net Losses

Rush Street Interactive's expansions into international markets caused Q2 net losses to more than double year-over-year. Still, revenue increased for the 13th straight quarter — and the company is happy with its performance in pre-established markets.

Aug 5, 2022 • 10:49 ET • 3 min read
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Rush Street Interactive announced its Q2 financial results Thursday evening, with mixed results as overall revenue continued to grow — but the net loss doubled amid multiple market expansions.

RSI, the parent company of legal sports betting brands BetRivers and SugarHouse, reported $143.7 million in revenue for Q2 2022 — a 17% increase year-over-year from the $122.8 million for Q2 2021 — and marked the 13th consecutive quarter the company saw a revenue increase.

The Q2 2022 revenue is also a 6.5% increase from the first quarter of this year, with the $278.7 million total revenue for H1 2022 an increase over 2021's H1 mark of $234.6 million (18.8% YoY).

However, with the company spending heavily to launch into major international markets — primarily Ontario, Canada in April and Mexico in June — Rush Street also saw its first-half net losses soar from $14M in 2021 to $80.6 million in 2022 — with the Q2 2022 net losses ($28.3 million) more than doubling YoY compared to Q2 in 2021 ($14 million).

The company also reduced its full-year revenue guidance, forecasting a 2022 revenue of between $600 million and $630 million, down from the high-end estimate of $650 million that was published in its Q1 2022 report.

Brands performing well, growth on the horizon?

That said, Rush Street Interactive Chief Executive Officer Richard Schwartz noted that an additional market became profitable during the quarter, showing that there's slow, incremental success.

“We made further progress towards our profitability goals with a sixth market turning positive during the quarter, adding to the five markets that also showed sequential profitability improvements in the second quarter," said Schwartz.

RSI is currently operating online sports betting in 13 separate U.S. states (plus Ontario, Colombia, and Mexico), with retail outlets in seven different states, and currently has a presence in 14 different states — plus, it has partnerships with five North American professional sports teams and potential market access partnerships to eight additional markets.

The BetRivers and SugarHouse brands have resonated well with users, as RSI reported that its real-money monthly active users in North America for the quarter grew by 35% YoY, with the average revenue per monthly active user increasing 23% from the previous quarter ($265 to $325).

"We have seen our handle and revenue in Ontario steadily grow since launching at the beginning of the second quarter and remain excited about our recent launch in Mexico and the start of our upcoming marketing campaigns in that market," Schwartz said. " Looking forward, we are confident heading into the back half of the year and what it holds for RSI, as many of our recently launched markets will be entering their first full football and soccer seasons."

After RSI reported that the Adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $18.6 million during Q2 of 2022 — compared to a loss of $6.6 million the year prior — Schwartz believes the strong growth in established markets means that wholesale positive earnings are coming sooner rather than later.

"With our continued growth in both the United States and international markets, we are well-positioned to achieve our goal of Adjusted EBITDA profitability for the second half of 2023.”

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