The original deal only covered Rank’s flagship bingo brand, Mecca Bingo, but Playtech said the extension will also include “product enhancements” for that brand, as well as the expansion to Lucky Pants and Kitty Bingo.

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“We are an entertainment-first brand, so it is imperative that we drive innovation and growth by always exceeding the expectations of our customers,” Rank chief marketing officer James Boord said. “As such, we are delighted to be continuing and extending our long working relationship with Playtech.

“We continue to build on our market leading position and sustained growth and Playtech has a track record like no other supplier, both as a technology provider and content developer, making them a clear choice as our exclusive long-term bingo provider.”

Print and go Rank Week Bingo, Customize or start from scratch with Rank Week Bingo bingo cards by logging in or registering your Bingo Card Creator Give one card to each player. Call off words randomly from the cut-aprt call list automatically genarated when you print your Rank Week Bingo. At the end of last year, Rank reported that the smoking ban in Scotland had cut sales at its bingo clubs by 15 per cent. The UK's second largest operator will close clubs across the country.

The agreement follows an extension of Rank’s casino services agreement with Playtech, and another agreement for Rank to launch Playtech’s poker platform.

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“Rank is a much-valued Playtech partner and, following Rank’s launch of Playtech’s poker platform and content, this latest agreement represents a key milestone in our working relationship,” Angus Nisbet, director of digital bingo at Playtech said.

“With terms also recently agreed to continue delivering Casino services, we’re proud to be providing the technology and content behind all three of Rank’s core verticals, and look forward to continuing to build on our partnership over the next five years.

Nisbet added that a core part of the agreement was the creation of exclusive content for Rank’s brands in order to differentiate these brands from other players in the market.

“With bespoke content development at the heart of the agreement, we can continue bringing fresh, innovative content to Mecca Bingo players, as well as introducing new and classic content to a whole new audience through the Lucky Pants and Kitty Bingo brands,” he said.

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The UK’s largest multi-channel casino operator.

The brand offers a range of popular casino table games, including roulette, blackjack, baccarat and poker as well as electronic roulette and slot machine games. The brand’s digital channel offers many popular games, including its very popular live casino, in addition to therecently launched sports betting offer.

Grosvenor Casinos also operates one unbranded casino in Belgium.

Industry overview
Casinos in Great Britain offer a variety of traditional games of chance in a safe, social and highly regulated environment. Customers must be 18 years or older in order to play in a casino.

Staking levels are not capped (with the exception of electronic gaming machines) and are determined by the casino.

Under current legislation, the following activities must be offered under a 1968 Act casino license in Great Britain: casino table games (including American roulette, blackjack, stud poker, punto, banco, sic-bo and dice); electronic games (predominately electronic roulette), gaming machines and card room games (including player-to-player poker and mah-jong). In addition, casinos typically include licensed bars and restaurants.

In Britain, due partly to restrictions on electronic gaming machines, the majority of casino revenue is generated by casino table games and their electronic equivalents.

Key people

Alan Morgan – Managing Director (Retail)
Debbie Husband – Operations Director (Retail)
Adam Joseph – Operations Director (Digital)
Nigel Lewis – Director of Finance (Retail)
David Balls - Human Resources Director (Retail and Group)
Richard Playle - Commercial Director (Retail)
Olly Raeburn - Chief Marketing Officer (Retail)

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Rank’s multi-channel community-based gaming brand for the British market. The brand’s digital channel offers a selection of games from bingo to a wide range of slot games.The venues also offer great-value food, drink and live entertainment.

Industry overview
Licensed bingo clubs in Great Britain provide low-cost games of chance in a safe, secure and regulated environment. The majority of customers are women and must be 18 years or older in order to play in a bingo club.

Bingo itself is a pari-mutuel lottery-style game where customers can win high prizes (Mecca’s record payout is £1 million) for low stakes. In addition, clubs typically incorporate large gaming machine arcades, licensed bars and restaurant areas, which are also important generators of revenue.

Key People
Alan Morgan- Managing Director (Retail)
John Dyson - Operations Director (Retail)
Adam Joseph- Operations Director (Digital)
Nigel Lewis - Director of Finance (Retail)
David Balls - Human Resources Director (Retail and Group)
Richard Playle - Commercial Director (Retail)
Olly Raeburn - Chief Marketing Officer (Retail)

Rank’s community-based gaming business for the Spanish market. The brand offers a range of popular community games like bingo as well as electronic roulette and slot machine games, sports betting and food, drink and live entertainment.

Industry overview
Bingo is one of the largest sectors of the Spanish gaming market, alongside lotteries, casinos and gaming machine arcades. Clubs generate revenue form participation fees on games of bingo, customers spending on gaming machines, food and drink.

The industry is largely regulated on a provincial basis, with gaming machines restrictions, staking levels and taxation being determined by the local authority.

Key people
Paul Richardson – International Managing Director
Albert Zorrilla – General Manager

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