- The Delaware Lottery appears set to choose between retaining 888 Holdings as its exclusive vendor for online poker and casino gaming or making a switch and going with Rush Street Interactive (RSI) for its needs instead.
- RSI and 888 US Incorporated, a subsidiary of UK-based 888, are two of seven companies that submitted bids for a request for proposal (RFP) issued by the Lottery in January.
- Evolution Gaming, GeoComply Solutions, Kambi Group, LexisNexis, and Light & Wonder (formerly Scientific Games) also submitted bids, according to a list posted by the Lottery.
The Delaware Lottery appears set to choose between retaining 888 Holdings as its exclusive vendor for online poker and casino gaming or making a switch and going with Rush Street Interactive (RSI) for its needs instead.
RSI and 888 US Incorporated, a subsidiary of UK-based 888, are two of seven companies that submitted bids for a request for proposal (RFP) issued by the Lottery in January. Evolution Gaming, GeoComply Solutions, Kambi Group, LexisNexis, and Light & Wonder (formerly Scientific Games) also submitted bids, according to a list posted by the Lottery.
Rebecca Satterfield, iGaming Manager for the Lottery, confirmed to Poker Industry PRO on Tuesday that all seven applicants were qualified and would be invited to make presentations to the Lottery later this month and into April. The Lottery said it wants to go live with a primary vendor no later than November 1, 2023.
A Bid From 888 Was Expected, But RSI’s Bid a Big Surprise
It was widely expected that 888 would submit a proposal — an executive hinted in mid-January that a bid was forthcoming — and that the Lottery would want to hear from the operator that has served as its primary vendor for online poker and casino gaming since 2013.
That said, RSI throwing its hat into the ring makes things interesting.
