Tag Archives: Grosvenor
UK – Cash poker returning to Grosvenor’s The Vic, Golden Horseshoe and Luton
In club cash games will be making their return to Grosvenor venues today for the first since they closed their doors in March, with the iconic Poker Room at Grosvenor Casino The Vic launching cash games to customers from 4pm today. The Grosvenor Casino Golden Horseshoe and Grosvenor Casino Luton will be next to welcome…
UK – Rank extends groundbreaking partnership with Carers Trust into 2021
British casino and bingo group Rank has extended its groundbreaking partnership with Carers Trust into 2021. This hugely successful partnership has had a major impact in supporting Carers Trust’s work with hundreds of thousands of unpaid carers right across the UK. Since its inception more than six years ago in February 2014, Rank colleagues and…
UK – BGC urges UK ministers to recognise steps casinos are taking to ensure safety
The Betting and Gambling Council has again urged ministers to respond positively to all the steps taken by British casinos to ensure they can re-open their doors safely in July. Betting and Gaming Council chief executive Michael Dugher said it was clear the venues had ‘pulled out all the stops’ after visiting Rialto Casino in…
UK – Grosvenor unveils £5.2m plan to transform Brighton landmark into two casinos
Grosvenor Casinos has unveiled its vision to transform the former Art Deco cinema on Grand Junction Road into a 24/7 entertainment hub. The venue which will be known as Pier Nine will renovate the existing Grosvenor Casino Brighton into a vibrant leisure, entertainment and gaming destination located on the city’s buzzing sea front. Construction is…
UK – Grosvenor unveils big plans for Sheffield refurb
Grosvenor Casino Sheffield is investing more than £1.5m as it aims to become the most ‘innovative gaming and entertainment destination in South Yorkshire.’ Construction is underway to transform the Duchess Road club which once complete will be the only casino outside of London to offer an exhilarating range of new interactive gaming experiences. Set to…
UK – Rank fined £500,000 for treatment of problematic high-roller
Rank Group has been fined £500,000 by the British Gambling Commission for failing to ‘protect’ a VIP gambler and actually visiting him in his home when he was on a period of self-exclusion from casinos. The operator was accused of ‘falling into the trap of thinking VIP customers don’t experience problems.’ A Gambling Commission investigation…
UK – Key metrics down for Rank in ‘challenging year’
The Rank Group has reported a 41.4 per cent fall in profit before tax to £46.7m for the financial year ending 30 June 2018 with revenue dropping by 2.3 per cent to £738m. Rank said it was a ‘challenging year for Grosvenor’s casinos hit by low win margin, enhanced due diligence and extreme weather hat…
UK – Grosvenor signs Geoff Hurst to promote Grosvenor Goals
Grosvenorsport.com has signed England and West Ham legend Sir Geoff Hurst to help launch Grosvenor Goals for the 2018/19 season. Hurst, who famously scored a hat-trick in the 1966 World Cup final, will be providing weekly picks, blogs, and other content as a brand ambassador for Grosvenor Goals, which gives users the chance to win…
UK – Grosvenor launches poker tournament for Davids
Grosvenor Casinos is giving six poker players free training and entry into Europe’s largest poker tournament with a guaranteed grand prize of £100,000 as long as their name is David, or a derivative thereof. A spokesperson said: “Grosvenor Casinos has always supported the underdog and in keeping with the biblical parable of David and Goliath,…
