Tag: Rank Group

Following a challenging full year 2020/21, Rank CEO John O’Reilly welcomed the opportunity to update the regulations for Britain’s land-based casino sector.

The operator noted that the performance of its Grosvenor Casinos properties in London continues to be impacted by “the lack of international tourism”, together with “ongoing late night travel challenges for consumers”.

Rank will introduce a real-time safer gambling monitoring desk, with a focus on high-velocity players who might not be picked up by existing safer gambling controls.

Prior to reopening its UK properties in mid-May, the Rank Group reported that its Q3 net gaming venue fell 76 percent year-on-year, with only its nine Enracha venues in Spain open during the quarter.

The Rank Group Plc (LSE: RNK) has warned of thousands of jobs being put at risk in its Grosvenor Casinos business if the Government proceeds with nationwide 10:00pm curfews across the UK.

John O’Reilly, CEO of Rank Group - which owns the Grosvenor Casinos and Mecca Bingo brands - criticised the British government’s “baffling” u-turn on allowing casinos to reopen at the start of July, and called for a review of the decision to keep casinos closed.

More than 7,000 staff have been furloughed as the Rank Group moves to batten down the hatches during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Rank Group - owners of the Mecca Bingo and Grosvenor Casino brands - has posted a 10 percent increase in like-for-like gaming revenue in the quarter ending 30 September 2019. In the quarter ending 30 September 2019 Rank Group saw its like-for-like gaming revenue increase by 10 percent, with total net gaming revenues up by nine percent. Updating investors, John O’Reilly,...

A global judging panel of 23 gambling industry experts have presented Rank Group employee, Kerry Dawes, Inspiration of the Year at the 10th anniversary of Women in Gaming Diversity Awards. The award category was open to all women working...

Rank is pleased to announce the appointment of David Williams as its Director of Public Affairs. David will take up the newly-created role on 3 December 2018, reporting into Rank’s Chief Executive, John O’Reilly, as the Group continues to bolster its senior leadership team as part of the wider business transformational programme. David joins Rank from the racecourse pool-betting operation, Britbet,...

The Rank Group has warned that lower consumer spending has impacted the number of gamblers visiting its casinos and bingo halls with the drop in patrons leading to the company forecasting a lower full-year profit and dropping its shares to a more than three-year low.   The group said on Thursday that revenue at Rank's Grosvenor casinos and Mecca bingo venues...

Aprirose has confirmed it plans to sell the flagship Grosvenor Victoria Casino building while in other Rank news Grosvenor Nottingham recently reopened.   Real estate investments firm Aprirose Limited has announced that it intends to sell the building that houses London’s Grosvenor Victoria Casino and is only prepared to entertain offers in excess of £70m. Affectionately known by poker players as the...

The Director of Compliance and Responsible Gambling at Rank Group, Richard Wade, has been confirmed as the chair of the Cybercrime Security and Regulatory Compliance in Gaming session at ICE VOX.   Richard Wade, one of the industry leaders appearing at February's ICE VOX learning programme, has acknowledged the challenge facing the gaming industry if it is to keep one step...

The NYX Gaming Group has confirmed the launch of its titles across The Rank Group brands including Grosvenor Casinos and Mecca Bingo.   NYX Gaming Group has announced the go-live of casino content to The Rank Group Plc. Rank brands Grosvenor Casinos & Mecca Bingo have licensed NextGen Gaming content via NYX’s Open Gaming System (OGS) with the first games already...

The value of online gambling wagers will soar from just over $550bn (E490bn) this year to nearly $950bn (E850bn) by 2021, according to new data from UK-based Juniper Research.   Juniper’s latest research found that gambling activities were increasingly migrating to the online environment, with the majority of net growth attributable to users of mobile channels. It also argued that new...

Rank Group has announced on 23 August that Britain's decision to leave the European Union would have little or no direct impact on its performance, just days after it dropped its joint bid to takeover London-based bookmakers William Hill.   The operator of Grosvenor casinos and Mecca bingo reported increased revenue and profits in its latest full year, and an 18...

The owner of the UK’s Grosvenor Casino brand, Rank Group, has publicised an interim management report, indicating that like-for-like revenue from its casino business grew by four per cent in the 19 weeks to May 8. Combined with income derived from its Mecca Bingo division, overall revenue at the company grew by three per cent. Cashflow from the Grosvenor side was...