Tag Archives: Grosvenor
UK – Rank expects to increase Grosvenor’s weekly revenue to £7m even before doubling of machines next year
British casino operator Rank expects its Grosvenor Casino estate to soon be generating £7m in revenue each week, even before what it sees as being a doubling of gaming machines next year due to proposals detailed in the Gambling Act review white paper. Richard Harris, Chief financial Officer at Rank Group, believes the group can reach…
UK – Tourism tax damaging visitation to Grosvenor’s high-end London casinos
Tourism tax is slowing the recovery of casinos in London, according to John O’Reilly, Chief Executive Officer of Rank Group, which owns Grosvenor Casinos. Revenues from Grosvenor’s London casinos is still 26 per cent lower than pre-pandemic figures whilst outside of the capital revenues are 15 per cent below what they were before COVID. Speaking to…
UK – Rank returns to profit but London casino performance a cause for concern
Rank Group has reported an underlying operating profit of £40.4m for the financial year, up from a loss of £82.4m in 2020/21, albeit a year heavily impacted by the pandemic with venues closed at various points. Second half performance was adversely impacted by ‘difficult trading conditions’ in Grosvenor venues, particularly in London, which led to…
UK – Grosvenor Casino Huddersfield set for £350,000 refurb
Grosvenor Casino Huddersfield has confirmed it will have a £350,000 renovation with plans to refurbish the casino at Folly Hall Mills, near Lockwood, including the install of a live sports viewing with live sport betting with three 82-inch screens and premium new roulette and card tables. Grosvenor’s aim is develop into an all-round entertainment experience…
UK – Mecca Bingo pledges to be a safe space for all
Ahead of reopening their clubs in England this May, Mecca Bingo is announcing its pledge to be a safe space for all. In its 60th year of being at the heart of local communities, teams across their 72 clubs want to share the message that anyone can walk into a Mecca Bingo hall* and know…
UK – Betting to open first again in the UK with casinos pushed back to May
British betting shops could get the green light to reopen on April 12 in the second stage of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s ‘roadmap out of lockdown’ with casinos, bingo halls and adult gaming centres to open in the third stage, earmarked for May 17. The Prime Minister stressed that all the dates mentioned were dependent…
Scotland: The Chips Are Down campaign
‘The Chips Are Down: Save Our Casinos, Save Our Jobs’ is a unified campaign urging Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, to lift restrictions and allow casino venues to reopen in Level 2 as more than 700 people employed by the casino industry face job uncertainty after venues were forced to close. Grosvenor Casinos, Genting Casinos,…
UK – More casinos join campaign for Level 2 reopening in Scotland
After weeks of closure and with hundreds of jobs at risk, the casino industry in Scotland has joined forces to urge the Scottish Government to change its current tiering restrictions which are forcing venues to remain closed. 11 casino venues in Scotland which support more than 700 jobs in Aberdeen, Dundee Edinburgh and Glasgow, have…
UK – Genting and Grosvenor urge Scottish U-turn on closures
The UK’s two largest casino groups, Genting Casinos and Grosvenor Casinos, have launched an email campaign to reopen Scottish casinos under current Covid-19 restrictions. At present, all casinos in Scotland have closed as part of Scotland’s Level 2 restrictions, whereas hospitality venues such as bingo clubs and Adult Gaming Centres have been allowed to remain…
