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Rank Group News
UK: Rank want flat tax
5 Dec 2011
Rank wants a single rate gaming tax and says current system impedes industry growth and job creation.
Online Bingo Summit to be held in June
22 Mar 2011
The 6th Online Bingo Summit will kick off in early June at the Victoria Park Plaza in London, with over 20 of Europe's leading bingo companies expected to attend.
West Midlands to receive Rank investment boost
25 Feb 2011
Customer numbers up, Rank invests in the West Midlands area.
Rank revenue rises
10 Dec 2010
The snow has slowed business at bingo halls, but Rank sees its revenue rise.
Rank want to build 10 further casinos
4 Aug 2010
Rank hoping to build 10 more casinos eventually, in addition to their current 35 casinos.
Rank chief executive Ian Burke needs to see more full houses at his bingo clubs
1 Mar 2010
Rank's chief executive has his focus on stabilization.
Rank upbeat as gamblers start to return
11 Jan 2010
Last three months of 2009 saw customers return to Rank casinos and online gaming site growth.
Boost for bingo operator with VAT victory
16 Dec 2009
Bingo operator Rank should receive a £25.9m tax refund from the taxman, a tribunal has ruled.
Rank opens new G Casino in Coventry
11 Nov 2009
The casino was acquired from Isle of Capri for a cash consideration of £650,000 in April 2009 and has been re-launched under Rank's G Casino brand
Casino chain bans gambler who won £28,000 using secret system
5 Oct 2009
International news brief: A gambler's winning streak was cut short after he was banned from casinos across Britain after winning £28,000 playing roulette with his 'no-lose' system.
Woman strikes it rich at Mecca Bingo
30 Apr 2009
A lucky British woman won over £100,000 at Mecca Bingo while still in her pajamas.
Bingo groups feel betrayed by tax switch
27 Apr 2009
International news brief: Rank's illusions were shattered last week when the British government announced surprise changes to the tax regime for bingo and poker.
Mecca Bingo launches new Web site
17 Apr 2009
The award-winning bingo brand is celebrating the new launch by offering players the chance to win over £30,000.
UK: Rank chief executive doubled stake in casino and bingo-hall operator
9 Mar 2009
International news brief: Rank Group's chief executive more than doubled his stake in the casino and bingo-hall operator, despite sounding a cautious note on the firm’s prospects last month.
England: Crunch leaves government casino plans in tatters
22 Dec 2008
International news brief: Britain's leading gaming companies have scaled back plans to bid for the 16 new casino licences.
Woman wins over £75,000 at Mecca Bingo
14 Nov 2008
She had been a member of Mecca Bingo Online for less than a week.
Rank sees return to sales growth in last 6 weeks
17 Oct 2008
International news brief: Sales growth over the past six weeks, but Rank was hit hard last year by both the Gambling Act and a smoking ban.
Rank still hurt by smoking ban
7 May 2008
International News Brief: Rank says it is continuing to feel the impact of the UK-wide smoking ban at its Mecca bingo halls.
Rank takeover 'inevitable' after it sells off pension plan
3 Mar 2008
International News Brief: Rank has removed a key obstacle for potential buyers by agreeing a deal to hive off its pension plan.
Rank chief pessimistic about UK casino plans
29 Feb 2008
International News Brief: Ian Burke, CEO of Rank said he expects few of Britain's 16 planned new casinos to be built, as he flagged a tough year ahead.
Guoco raises stake in Rank
7 Feb 2008
International News Brief: Guoco, the Asian-based investment group run by Quek Leng Chan, has increased its stake in Rank Group, the UK casino, bingo and online betting company.
Green Joker poker tournament odds released
1 Feb 2008
Blue Square has released the betting markets for the Green Joker Poker European Deep Stack Poker Championship taking place in the Drogheda Poker Club, Drogheda, Ireland.
Rank slides as it halts final dividend
12 Dec 2007
International News Brief: Shares in the Mecca bingo and Grosvenor casinos group Rank slumped nearly 9% in early trading today.
Genting has stake in Rank
6 Dec 2007
International News Brief: Casino and Mecca bingo firm Rank Group said on Monday Malaysian gaming giant Genting had taken a 9.4 percent stake in the firm.
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