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It’s not often that you attend the world’s most international and largest gaming exhibition only to find out that you’ve won a free round the world trip, but that’s exactly what happened to Simon Beacham, Head of Electronic Gaming for Grosvenor Casinos / Rank Group at February’s ICE Totally Gaming event held at London’s ExCeL Centre. Simon, who won the golden …

Rank Group is set to ramp up its marketing coverage for UK casino brand Grosvenor Casino, following this month’s launch of new multi-content campaign ‘Pure Casino’. Rank Group marketing hopes to distinguish the Grosvenor Casino brand from a saturated UK online gambling market. The Pure Casino campaign is set to reinvigorate Grosvenor Casino brand by utilising high speed cinematography in …

Rank  Group plc retail and digital bingo operator Mecca Bingo, has confirmed the appointment of Anna Shirley as Marketing Director of the Mecca Bingo division from 3rd August 2015. Shirley joins from Sainsbury’s, where she has held a number of senior marketing positions over the last 13 years, including Head of National Advertising, Head of Own Brand Marketing, Head of …

Rank Group Plc governance has stated that it is confident that the company will hit 2015 performance targets having recorded a strong opening 20 week period for 2015.Rank Group announced that like-for-like revenue for the 20 weeks to 17 May 2015 has grown by 5%, with total revenue up 4%. Its Grosvenor Casino (retail) operations had recorded a 5% rise …

Malaysia and Singapore Hong Leong Co investment subsidiary Guoline Overseas Ltd has today reduced its stake in gambling operator Rank Group Plc. The investment firm confirmed that it had sold 50 million shares at 185 pence in a rapid sale of shares for investment purposes (financial term -accelerated bookbuild). Business news sources report that Guoline Overseas has managed to raise …

Rank Group has announced the appointment of Martin Pugh as Managing Director of Mecca Bingo, the UK operator’s bingo business division. The former Camelot UK Managing Director, will be tasked with leading Rank Group’s new bingo strategy across its 93 retail clubs, as well as looking for new opportunities to open three new Mecca Bingo locations. Rank Group have restructured …

Rank Group Non-Executive director and former Northern Ireland minister Sir Richard Needham has shown his support for the construction of a casino complex in Belfast. Sir Needham has urged Northern Irish Ministers to take a gamble and allow for the construction of a Belfast casino complex. Currently casinos are viewed as illegal enterprises by Northern Irish law, however new legislation …

The Rank Group has announced a 3% increase in like-for-like revenues for the 15 week period to 12 October 2014 driven by the performance of the Grosvenor Casinos brand. Henry Birch, chief executive of The Rank Group Plc, commented: “The Group has had a good start to the financial year and I am pleased with the improvements seen in our …

Rank Group Chief Executive Henry Birch has outlined plans to optimise Rank Group’s digital gaming strategy ahead of 2015. The newly appointed CEO, has stated that a switch in igaming platform and provisions supplier will be critical to the operators future performance. Speaking to EGR Magazine, Birch commented that Rank Group’s digital management team had been studying igaming suppliers and …

Rank Group, owner of the Grosvenor casino and Mecca bingo brands, has announced a 13% increase in ‘continuing business revenues’ for the 12 months to 30 June 2014, with retail growth considerably outstripping its digital performance. Revenues increased 15% for its venues, while the digital channel achieved 2% growth. The fastest growing channel of distribution continues to be mobile where …