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Rank takes on full customer compliance platfrom of DoTrust

John O’Reilly: Rank is a clear winner of White Paper changes

Rank Group Plc has expanded its principal supplier partnership with the Department of Trust (DoTrust) to cover all compliance and customer risk assessment duties of the LSE-listed gambling group. As announced this morning, Rank Interactive unit will integrate “DoTrust Complete”, the “first dedicated platform offering end-to-end frictionless and enhanced financial risk checks to support all stages of the player journey.” …

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Rank returns interim profits against tough UK headwinds 

SBC News Rank returns interim profits against tough UK headwinds 

Rank Group Plc has returned statutory profits against continued ‘UK macro headwinds’ impacting the performance of its land-based gambling units. Publishing its H1 2023/2024 interim results for the period ending 31 December, the LSE gambling group registered a 9% increase in corporate net gaming revenues (NGR) of £362m (H1 2022/23: £332m). Citing strengthened all-round operating efficiencies, interim trading saw Rank …

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Rank Group: Improvements to UK casinos “cannot come a moment too soon”

SBC News Rank Group: Improvements to UK casinos "cannot come a moment too soon"

More reform is now needed within the UK casino industry, according to David Williams, Director of Public Affairs at Rank Group. Highlighting that several improvements “cannot come a moment too soon” in a blog post on the Betting & Gaming Council’s (BGC) website, Williams added that while the changes are needed quickly, casinos in the UK are not blessed with …

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ASA orders Mecca to remove Baga Chipz social post

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Rank Group’s Mecca Bingo has been ordered to remove an Instagram post featuring a prominent drag star by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The post featured celebrity drag queen Baga Chipz alongside a caption reading ‘a good game can transform you! Don’t you just love that post-bingo glow. Over 18s only. BeGambleAware.org. DrinkAware.co.uk. Ts&Cs apply. #letaplaymeccabingo #meccabingo #winning #bingo #winningfeeling …

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Rank Group nets Q1 all unit growth against tough UK environment

SBC News Rank Group nets Q1 all unit growth against tough UK environment

Rank Group Plc continues to navigate a challenging UK business environment, but remains confident in achieving 2023/24 full year revenue and profit growth in line with expectations.  Publishing its Q1 2023/24 trading update, the LSE gambling group recorded an 11% increase in like-for-like net gaming revenue (NGR) to £179m. A positive start to year trading saw Rank record NGR growth …

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John O’Reilly: Rank is a clear winner of White Paper changes

SBC News John O’Reilly: Rank is a clear winner of White Paper changes

“The White Paper was worth the wait,” Rank Group CEO John O’Reilly informed SBC after the publication of the firm’s financial results for 2022/23, when quizzed about his confidence in the post-Gambling Act review landscape. Whilst some operators – particularly those with a focus on sports betting – have expressed  dissatisfaction with the review’s proposed reforms and a lack of …

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More momentum for Kambi as Rank Group renews sportsbook deal

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Kambi has kept up the pace with its commercial development in 2023, signing an extension agreement with Rank Group as the latest in a series of partnerships. Rank is a long-running client of the Stockholm-listed betting and gaming supplier, having utilised the firm’s sportsbook product since 2016, including AI-backed trading, a bet builder and horse racing product. The London-listed operator, …

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Rank recruits Mark Harper as MD of Grosvenor Casinos

SBC News Rank recruits Mark Harper as MD of Grosvenor Casinos

Rank Group Plc has confirmed the appointment of Mark Harper as Managing Director of Grosvenor Casinos. Harper will take on the position overseeing Rank’s flagship casino unit from Monday 14 August and will join the executive committee of the LSE gambling group. An expert in the management of mass-market leisure and hospitality businesses, Harper joins Rank having previously served as …

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Sam Allanson to support Rank Interactive’s ‘ambitious’ plans as CFO

SBC News Sam Allanson to support Rank Interactive’s ‘ambitious’ plans as CFO

Rank Interactive has appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer. Joining The Rank Group later this year, Allanson will come from Entain, where he currently serves as Commercial Finance Director and is in charge of implementing value-adding financial initiatives across the gambling firm. He will continue to be based in Gibraltar, and will now report to Richard Harris – CFO …

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