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Rank Group appoints Martin Pugh & Alan Morgan as Grosvenor & Mecca MDs

SBC News Rank Group appoints Martin Pugh & Alan Morgan as Grosvenor & Mecca MDs

FTSE-listed gambling operator Rank Group Plc (Rank) has announced two leadership appointments for its core assets, Grosvenor Casino and Mecca Bingo. Updating the market, Rank governance announced that Martin Pugh has been appointed Managing Director of its Grosvenor Casino division, having served as leader of Mecca Bingo (2014-2016). Pugh replaces Mark Jones as Grosvenor leader, who departed the company last …

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Rank appoints Liam Smith to new role of Director of Customer Contact

SBC News Rank appoints Liam Smith to new role of Director of Customer Contact

Seeking to bolster its customer service operations, Rank Group Plc has confirmed the appointment of UK CS veteran Liam Smith to the newly created role of Director of Customer Contact. Smith who joins the casino operator from customer service outsourcing specialist Contact Center Managed Services, will report directly to Darren Moffett Rank’s Director of Customer Operations. Updating the market, Rank …

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Current Levy level unsustainable for LBOs

SBC News Current Levy level unsustainable for LBOs

Horseracing and the government has been warned that the current level of Horseracing Levy being paid by betting shops is unsustainable and will need to be lowered if the sport is going to thrive in betting shops. Speaking at the Association of British Bookmakers AGM in London yesterday, Paul Darling QC underlined the fact that betting shop operators are paying …

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Rank Group appoints Leon Thomas as Online Bingo lead

SBC News Rank Group appoints Leon Thomas as Online Bingo lead

Rank Group (Rank) has confirmed the appointment of Leon Thomas as its Chief Operating Officer (COO) for its digital bingo division. Thomas joins Rank operations, having previously served as Managing Director of NYX Gaming Group – US Operations in Las Vegas. An online bingo veteran, Thomas has further served as MD of Sunderland based online bingo operator Tombola.co.uk. Announcing the …

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Jones moves from bingo to casino at Rank Group

SBC News Jones moves from bingo to casino at Rank Group

Casino and bingo entertainment provider The Rank Group has appointed Mark Jones to the position of Managing Director for Grosvenor Casinos. Jones, 54, joined The Rank Group Plc in 2009 and is currently Managing Director of Mecca Bingo. Prior to this he has held a number of senior management posts in the leisure industry, including chief executive of Pizza Hut …

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Evolution Games heading for Mecca

SBC News Evolution Games heading for Mecca

Mecca has launched Evolution Games‘  Live Roulette as part of its mobile bingo offering. Mecca is Rank Group’s community-gaming brand for the British market with 96 bingo clubs in the UK and one of Great Britain’s most popular gaming websites with associated bingo apps. According to Mecca, mobile is their fastest growing vertical with the majority of the brand’s new …

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Rank identify Jumio as new partners

SBC News Rank identify Jumio as new partners

Jumio, Inc., the fast growing online and mobile credentials management company, have announced that The Rank Group , owners of leading entertainment brands Mecca and Grosvenor Casinos, have signed a deal to use Jumio’s Netverify solution. Jumio’s Netverify will be integrated into the Mecca and Grosvenor Casinos sites so that players can be quickly verified without having to email or …

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