Tag Archives: Rank
UK – Rank Digital enters into strategic partnership with Playzido
B2B games platform Playzido has announced a partnership with leading multi-channel gaming operator Rank Digital. The deal will see Rank Digital launch Playzido’s core games portfolio including a brand-new Deal or No Deal slot across their Mecca and Grosvenor brands from December 2018. Additionally, Rank Digital have identified Playzido as a key strategic partner in…
UK – AGS partners with Rank to provide third-party games on AGS platform
AGS has signed an agreement to provide third-party slot content aggregation for real-money wagering to one of the UK’s leading multi-channel gaming operator The Rank Group for its Mecca and Grosvenor Casino brands. Under this agreement, AGS’s iGaming Platform will provide The Rank Group with a seamless aggregation solution and access to AGS’s full library…
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 – The Rank Group reaches £2m charity milestone
Team members from The Rank Group Plc, which owns Mecca Bingo and Grosvenor Casinos, are celebrating today after reaching an incredible fundraising milestone of £2,000,000 for deserving charity Carers Trust. The partnership between Carers Trust and The Rank Group Plc first began in February 2014. Since then, employees nationwide have worked hard to raise as…
UK – Rank issues profit warning as cold weather keeps players away
A drop in visitation due to cold weather and a run of good luck for its high spending casino clients has seen British operator Rank Group’s profits tumble. The Mecca Bingo and Grosvenor Casino operator said that overall revenue for the 13 weeks to 1 April 2018 fell by two per cent. It has reduced…
UK – Rank pays homage to its fund-raising staff
The valuable support of Rank Group staff and customers has been recognised at a special event in Coventry on 14th March, with regional winners across both Grosvenor Casinos and Mecca receiving awards for their contribution. The evening was an homage to those who have gone above and beyond with their fundraising, making a true difference…
UK – Rank aiming to be debt free by March 2019
British bingo and casino operator Rank Group is aiming to pay off debt of £84m by March next year. Rank, who owns Mecca Bingo and Grosvenor Casinos, had debts of more than £1bn in 2000. Chief Financial Officer Clive Jennings revealed that the company would pay off its remaining £84m borrowings by March 2019, making…
Northern Ireland – Northern Ireland to launch public consultation on casinos
Northern Ireland is once again looking at the potential of introducing casinos with Belfast City Council carrying out a public consultation into a casino costing £300m. The consultation will ‘determine a corporate position in relation to the development of an entertainment and casino complex and extended licensing hours in Belfast.’ Two leading casino groups are…
