The Rank Group, the owner of Grosvenor casinos, is the UK\u2019s largest casino operator, with 54 properties, and the second-largest land-based bingo operator, through Mecca Bingo.<\/p>\n
John Dyson, national operations director at Mecca Bingo, told iGaming Business this week that his company was expecting 2021 to be \u201cthe year of bingo,\u201d fueled by pent-up demand for socializing, as many who discovered the game online venture out to their local bingo hall.<\/p>\n
People are going to expect a lot more from their leisure spend and are keen to find new social experiences that are value for money and packed with entertainment,\u201d<\/strong> he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\u201cBingo ticks every box, and we expect to see high demand from a new audience who want to have some fun in a safe, spacious, and welcoming environment. As such, we\u2019ve really ramped up plans to evolve the bingo experience in ways that will appeal to a new audience.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
UK casinos and bingo halls are to reopen next week, as the country gradually sheds its coronavirus restrictions. Monday will see the return of indoor entertainment in England and Scotland — Wednesday for Wales. This is phase two of the country\u2019s roadmap to recovery \u2013 non-essential shops, including bookmakers, and outdoor hospitality was permitted to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":173404,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
UK Casinos to Emerge from Six Months Lockdown Monday, Wednesday<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n