Rush Street Interactive names its first managing director for Canada
Former AGCO chief legal officer Bruce Caughill links up with BetRivers operator
Rush Street Interactive (RSI) has confirmed the appointment of Bruce Caughill as its first managing director for Canada, ahead of its debut in the Ontario market on April 4.
Caughill linked up with the BetRivers operator on March 28 and will provide “leadership and support” in RSI’s commercial and administrative activities associated with the Canadian market, reporting directly to RSI CEO Richard Schwartz.
Caughill joins RSI from a prior role as chief legal officer of Ontario regulator the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO).
In this role, he oversaw all legal matters and played a key role in developing the legislative and policy infrastructure for Canada’s first legal regulated igaming industry.
Schwartz highlighted the experience of Caughill as being an asset to RSI, particularly as it moves into the Ontarian market.
“We welcome Bruce who, with his unparalleled legal, operational, and regulatory expertise in Canada’s gaming industry, will provide strong insight, guidance, and counsel in this exciting new online market,” Schwartz said.
“Bruce’s proven leadership capability, extensive experience, and strategic thinking make him a great addition to RSI,” he added.
Prior to AGCO, Caughill served as CEO and president of his own management consulting business where he provided strategic counsel and regulatory advice to international gaming companies.
He also spent more than two decades as VP, general counsel, corporate secretary, and chief compliance officer at Falls Management Company, operator of the Niagara Casinos, Canada’s largest integrated casino resort operation.
Caughill also serves as an independent member of the internal audit and compliance committees of the Rush Street Gaming affiliated casinos.
“I am excited to bring my years of experience in Canadian gaming to support RSI’s pursuit of opportunities in Canada,” said Caughill.
“I am particularly excited at the prospect of supporting the many local Canadian employees as the company establishes its innovation hub here,” he added.