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Mecca Bingo owner shakes off post-Covid slump as players spend more

The owner of Mecca Bingo has said more people have visited its bingo clubs and spent more money as it shakes off its post-pandemic woes and enjoys a boost in online players. Rank Group, which also owns casino chain Grosvenor, reported a 6% jump in net gaming revenue to £182.3 million in the first three months of the year, compared with the same…

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PokerStars Launches VR Vegas Infinite, No Headset Required

PokerStars, the largest online poker site in the world, has announced that PokerStars VR has rebranded to PokerStars presents Vegas Infinite in a full scale overhaul of the ground-breaking free-to-play social casino experience. The announcement of the rebrand teed up another huge development for the leading virtual reality game, which just last…

Innovation ・ 13 October 2023

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Shopping Mall On Las Vegas Strip Looking To Add Casino

The Las Vegas Strip continues to see more casinos on the horizon. The Fountainbleu property is opening in December after almost two decades of on-and-off again construction. Last year, Texas businessman and owner of the Houston Rockets and Golden Nugget casinos Tilman Fertitta also announced plans for a new casino at Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon…

Land-based ・ 12 October 2023

iGaming Business

Howard Hughes Holdings eyes new Las Vegas Strip casino

The plans represent the first venture by HHH into the casino market. Its current portfolio primarily comprises retail, office and residential properties across a number of US states. As part of the project, HHH has formed Seaport Entertainment. The new division will oversee its entertainment-related assets in New York and Las Vegas. These include…

Land-based ・ 09 October 2023

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PokerStars VR rebrands to Vegas Infinite

Flutter is excited to announce that PokerStars VR, an innovative virtual reality (VR) product created by its PokerStars brand, has rebranded to Vegas Infinite as part of a full-scale overhaul of the free-to-play social casino videogame. After almost five years at the frontier of the category as PokerStars VR, Vegas Infinite represents the next…

Innovation ・ 11 September 2023

The Inverness Courier

Mecca Bingo owner Rank warns over sliding profits

Bingo and casino firm Rank Group has warned over profits after the World Cup and colder weather kept customers away from its venues. The Mecca Bingo operator saw shares slide in early trading on Friday after it told investors that profits are set to drop by more than half over the current financial year. It expects to deliver like-for-like…

Bingo ・ 22 December 2022

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Parx Casino, Sixers Extend Gambling Deal

The Philadelphia 76ers have announced an extension of their partnership with Greenwood Gaming, the parent company of Parx Casino in Pennsylvania. The extended partnership designates Parx Casino and its online gambling app as "official banner partners" of the Philadelphia 76ers. Parx Casino is already the "official local casino" of the 76ers. Terms…

Mobile Apps ・ 19 October 2022

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Philadelphia 76ers Extends Partnership with Greenwood Gaming

The Philadelphia 76ers has announced an extension of their partnership with Greenwood Gaming, the parent company of Parx Casino and betPARX. This extended partnership designates Parx Casino and betPARX as Official Banner Partners of the Philadelphia 76ers. Parx Casino is the Official Local Casino of the 76ers while betPARX is the Official Winning…

Industry ・ 18 October 2022

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Parx Casino and betPARX expand their partnership with the Philadelphia 76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers announced an extension of their partnership with Greenwood Gaming, the parent company of Parx Casino and betPARX. This extended relationship designates Parx Casino and betPARX as Official Banner Partners of the NBA team. Parx Casino has been named the Official Local Casino of the 76ers while betPARX is the Official Winning…

Industry ・ 18 October 2022

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Flutter's PokerStars VR to launch as free-to-play social casino title for Meta's Quest Pro headset

Flutter Entertainment has announced the launch of PokerStars VR, a new title for Meta's Quest Pro mixed reality headset, to make its debut on October 25. PokerStars VR will be a free-to-play social casino game that does not present an opportunity to win real money. PokerStars VR will be one of a select number of game titles chosen to launch…

Craps ・ 17 October 2022

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Parx Casino, betPARX Become Official Sixers Partners

PHILADELPHIA - OCT. 11, 2022 - Today, the Philadelphia 76ers announced an extension of their partnership with Greenwood Gaming, the parent company of Parx Casino and betPARX. This extended partnership designates Parx Casino and betPARX as Official Banner Partners of the Philadelphia 76ers. Parx Casino is the Official Local Casino of the 76ers while…

Sports ・ 12 October 2022

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AEW Dynamite live results: Casino Battle Royale, winner faces Jon Moxley

The AEW interim World Championship eliminator kicks off on tonight's Dynamite. A Casino Battle Royale will open the show, with the winner advancing to face number one contender Jon Moxley later in the show. The winner of that bout will advance to Forbidden Door on June 26, where they will face the winner of this Sunday's Hiroshi Tanahashi vs.…

Religion ・ 09 June 2022

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Rank Group partners GamCare to expand Safer Gambling training

London-listed bingo and casino operator Rank Group has partnered with GamCare to provide safer gambling and social responsibility training to over 1400 employees. The programme will see GamCare deliver 150 days of training to Rank staff and builds on Rank's longstanding work with GamCare, under which customer service, digital and land-based Mecca…

Law ・ 18 May 2022

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Rank partners with GamCare for safer gambling

The programme will see GamCare deliver 150 days of training to Rank colleagues, kicking off later this month and running through until November. The new partnership builds on Rank's longstanding work with GamCare, which has seen colleagues working in the Customer Service, digital and land-based Mecca bingo business units receive training for the…

Law ・ 17 May 2022

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GamCare optimises safer gambling for Rank Group employees

GamCare has formed a partnership with Rank Group to carry out safer gambling and social responsibility training for more than 1400 of its employees. Beginning this month until late November, the UK-based charity will deliver 150 days of training covering a range of areas relating to responsible gambling and customer interaction. This will include a…

Jobs ・ 17 May 2022

Irish Examiner

Growing concern over link between video game loot boxes and problem gambling

Children buying loot boxes in video games "is setting up a relationship with gambling their brain isn't ready for", after a new study found a link between the purchasing of such loot boxes with gambling problems in adolescents. Introduced in video games in the last decade, a loot box is where a player can purchase an item in the game for real money…

Games ・ 15 April 2022

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Grosvenor Casinos Offers Interviews for Laid-Off P&O Staff

UK firm Grosvenor Casinos has provided a lifeline to recently fired P&O workers by offering interviews to those affected by the sudden dismissals. [Image: Shutterstock.com] In the UK, P&O Ferries is facing a backlash after the firm fired 800 of its staff on the spot. The Rail, Maritime, and Transport (RMT) trade union labeled the sudden layoffs "a…

Covid ・ 18 March 2022

Independent

Regulator won’t say how many players bet €900 a month with lottery online

The lottery regulator says it is not allowed to disclose how many online players are betting up to €900 a month on the National Lottery's app. he regulator, which has a staff of 10, added that "contractual confidentiality" prevents it from disclosing the number of people seeking to exclude themselves from the National Lottery's online betting using…

Lottery ・ 05 February 2022

Irish Mirror

National Lottery reveals location of Ireland's newest millionaire as players asked to check tickets

The National Lottery has revealed the location of Wednesday night's €1 million winning ticket. The lucky player and Ireland's newest millionaire, who won the Lotto Plus 1 draw, purchased their ticket online in County Dublin. The ticket holder scooped the top prize amount after purchasing their ticket online at www.lottery.ie and the National…

Winnings ・ 27 January 2022

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Gambling company Rank bounces back quickly following Omicron slump

Gambling company Rank has marked its return to profitability in the six months ended 31 December, as a result of improved revenue performance in subsidiaries such as casino company Grosvenor as well as bingo firms Mecca and Enracha. After a Covid-induced slump, Rank's profits went up to £24.1 compared with the £41.2m loss registered last year. The…

Covid ・ 27 January 2022

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Workshops on problem gambling being delivered to Westmeath schools

Leading addictions charity Extern is highlighting the dangers of problem gambling among young people as part of a new series of workshops being delivered to schools in the Meath, Louth, Longford, Westmeath, Offaly and Laois areas. The Extern Problem Gambling project supports people who have been negatively impacted by problem gambling, through…

Gambling Addiction ・ 23 November 2021

European Gaming

What MPs think of gambling to be revealed at Reputation Matters event

The results of a survey of over 100 Members of Parliament will be discussed at event looking into the future of the UK gambling sector The findings from a survey of what over 100 MPs think about the UK gambling sector, conducted by YouGov, will be revealed at the Reputation Matters event taking place on Tuesday 2 November. The questions being put…

Law ・ 05 October 2021

Gambling News

Rank Group Calls for Land-Based Casino Level-Playing Field

A leading land-based casino operator in the UK urged authorities to overhaul existing legislation to eliminate fragmentation of casino rules which impacted the company's performance. Rank Group, the operator of Grosvenor Casinos and Mecca Bingo venues in the UK, disclosed as part of its financial year 2020/2021 report that its governance had…

Land-based ・ 20 August 2021

The Times

Rank Group’s eyes down for a full house of new gambling regulations

Rank Group wants the government to kickstart the modernisation of casinos and bingo halls in its review of gambling regulation, describing it as a "once in a generation opportunity". The gambling operator said that 51 of its 52 Grosvenor casinos were licensed under the 1968 Gambling Act and it called for the relaxation of rules on gaming machines,…

Law ・ 20 August 2021

Evening Standard

Grosvenor Casinos owner Rank Group reports £72 million loss

rosvenor casinos owner Rank Group reported a £72 million annual loss on Thursday after its sites spent nearly 60% of the year shuttered under lockdown. The London -listed group, which is also behind the Mecca and Enracha brands, said it slid to a post-tax loss of £72 million in the six months to end June, down from a £9.4 million profit a year…

Gaming Authorities ・ 19 August 2021

The Anglo Celt

Senator raises need for gambling control Bill

A local Senator has said that problematic gambling has reached "alarming proportions" particularly online during the Covid pandemic. Senator Joe O'Reilly is urging the government to introduce legislation aimed at limiting advertising and regulating the sector. Over recent months, the Fine Gael man says that "on an almost weekly basis" he has raised…

Law ・ 08 August 2021