Talks Re-Open Between Rank and Gala Coral

The casino and bingo company Rank expressed an interesting in buying Gala Casinos in March 2012 but talks quickly were left blank after an issue of property leases came into view. However, almost two months later it would seem that talks have re-opened between Rank, who currently own the numerous land based Grosvenor Casinos and Gala Coral who have such names at Mecca Bingo under their belt.

 If this deal from Rank and Gala Coral were to pay off it would mean that Rank would become the leading casino operator in the UK. This would be because not only would Rank own over 30 land-based Grosvenor Casinos which it already does but it would also own the Gala Casino clubs. Therefore it would overtake the current largest UK casino operator Genting. Genting are currently in the lead in the UK as they own 44 land based casinos that operate in various towns and cities throughout the UK.

 No deal has been signed between the two companies as of yet, however it will be interesting to see if Gala Coral were to sign over the Gala Casinos to Rank what changes would be made.

 As there were various issues surrounding the talks between Gala Coral and Rank last time, it might be the case that the second time round each side might come to an agreement quicker, therefore it might be the case that we could be seeing Gala Casinos become part of the Rank Grosvenor Casino chain before we know it.

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Genting Casino Gets a New Home

The Genting Casino in Southport is set to get a new home after an announcement was made for work to be carried out on this land based casino. This New Genting Casino is part of the £30 million Waterfront development that Southport has received over the past few years and work to give Genting Casino in Southport a new home is scheduled to begin in September.

This refurbishment for Genting Casino Southport will cost in the region of £2 million and it will include the very latest in gaming technology.  In addition to that this new land based casino will have a terrace which will overlook the Marine Lake which customers will be able to enjoy inbetween games at the Genting Casino.  

Bosses of this new Genting Casino are hoping to open up their casino doors to customers in early 2013 and this Genting Casino will be situated on Southport’s Waterfront. This redevelopment to the Waterfront started a few years ago and before work finished on improving the Waterfront Genting Casino signed up to be part of the development.

Along with this new Genting Casino the Waterfront includes a Ramada Plaza Hotel which opened in October 2008 and also Fino’s restaurant.

Genting Casino is part of the Genting UK group who are currently one of the largest casino operators in the UK. They have in operation over 40 land based casinos from all across the UK and these include many London casinos, one of which is the Maxmis Casino Club London. 

 For more information on Genting Casino please visit the Genting Casino review.

New Aspers Casino Xscape to be open in 2013

Aspers is a huge name in the casino world and this week they have unveiled plans to open a brand new casino at Xscape which is located in Milton Keynes. Aspers Casino in Xscape is due to open in 2013 and it is thought that work to build this new Aspers Casino will get started within the next few weeks. Aspers Casino was awarded this spot at Xscape by Milton Keynes Council and they beat off competition from other well-known companies in the area.

This new Aspers Casino Xscape when it opens will have 150 slot machines as well as 30 gaming tables and it will have 27 screens that will be showing sports from across the world. To add to that this new Aspers Casino will have a restaurant and several bars, therefore it will welcome all different types of casino players.

By opening a casino in Xscape Aspers Casino will create 250 jobs and also will give £500,000 a year to the local council which will go towards supporting such things like local projects. 

This new Aspers Casino will add to the many land based casinos currently in operation by this company. There are Aspers Casinos is Newcastle, Swansea, Northampton and more recently an Aspers Casino opened in the Westfield shopping centre which is located in Stratford City. This Aspers Casino in Westfield is now Britain’s biggest casino as it houses 40 roulette wheels and blackjack tables, 92 gaming terminals, a 150-seat poker room and 150 slots machines.

You might also like to read the Aspers London Casino review at gamble.co.uk

Rank Deal with Gala Has Been Cancelled

Rank deal with Gala has been cancelled after owner of Mecca Bingo has walked away from talks over a deal with gambling company Gala Coral that would have created the UK's biggest casino operator. The discussion between Gala Coral and Rank group that took place in January was about to finalise a few days back, unfortunately the £250 million deal between the two giants of gambling industry has been cancelled.

Chief executive of Rank Ian Burke points that proposed terms and conditions don’t deliver any value to shareholders, and Rank will now focus on growing its own business, including opening 12 new Grosvenor Casino sites, which are aimed at younger crowds.

The Gala Coral casino spokesman stresses that their business was not for sale on the first place.  Gala Coral spokesman points: "Our casino business was not for sale when Rank made an unsolicited approach. Now that it is clear that a transaction on terms acceptable to our shareholders cannot be concluded, we are very happy to continue to drive growth from our casinos which are performing very strongly."

This deal would have make Rank as the biggest firm in the sector.

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New Genting Casino Birmingham

Birmingham is set to hear the dices rolling and cards been shuffled as planning permission has been granted to open a new Genting Casino in Birmingham. The £120 million Birmingham casino complex will open at the NEC in Birmingham, which is next to the LG Arena and located close to Birmingham Airport.

The decision to open this new Birmingham Genting Casino was made the Solihull Council and it was last year that this council granted the licence for a large casino to open. Not only will this site hold a new Genting Casino but all a hotel, spa, multi-screen cinema, conference and banqueting centre and also a designers shopping outlet have all been proposed for this new site.

This new Birmingham casino will be a Genting Casino and it is thought that it might take up to two years to build this new Birmingham Genting Casino and get it ready for customers. Genting UK said by opening this new Genting Birmingham Casino it will create more that 1,100 full time jobs.

This new Genting Birmingham Casino will add to the numerous other Genting Casinos that are currently in operation across the UK. There are Genting Casinos in operation is most UK cities and there five alone in London.

Resorts World at The NEC is the name that has been assigned to the new complex and will hold the Birmingham Genting Casino and if the plan goes ahead to schedule this new Genting Casino could be open to the waiting public by early 2014.

You can also read through the Genting Casino review on gamble.co.uk.

New Casino in Great Yarmouth

Great Yarmouth, known as Yarmouth to its locals is a famous seaside resort that attracts numerous holiday makers each year. However, this coastal town is set to grow in size even more as the plans to open a new casino in Yarmouth will be reveal soon. The location, size and chosen operator of this new Yarmouth casino will announced by the town’s borough council  when they hold a meeting on the 27^th April.

There are two possible operators who are in contention to open this new Yarmouth casino who are both local. These two contenders are Albert Jones who is the Pleasure Beach boss and Patrick Duffy who is the owner of another casino in Yarmouth the Palace Casino.

Mr Duffy has plans to extend his existing casino which is already located in Yarmouth. If given the casino license he would provide a 3,000 floor space and up to 150 £4,000 jackpot gaming machines in a developed called The Conge. In contrast to that the other contender, Mr Jones if given the casino license would run the scheme called The Edge and it would consist of a six-storey hotel, car parking, bowling, multiplex cinema, restaurants and bars which would be located next to the Pleasure Beach.

The original plans to open a new casino in Yarmouth were first bought around five years ago, however during the recession the idea of a new casino in Yarmouth died away. It has taken nearly two years for the town’s council to come to a decision on who should get the license and in a month’s time the operator for this brand new Yarmouth casino will be revealed. 

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