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Rank Group, the gaming operator, is to close nine of its Mecca Bingo clubs in England and Wales ahead of the introduction of the smoking ban.
The nine clubs – in Fulham, Islington, Kingston-upon-Hull, Liverpool, Reading, Sheffield, Swansea, Welling and Wolverhampton – will be closed as part of “the group’s stated aim of improving the quality of its portfolio”.
Rank owns the freeholds to five of the clubs and the remaining four are operated on a leasehold basis.
The company said that the closures are not anticipated to have “a material effect on profits” and that where practicable, the 230 employees will be offered positions elsewhere in the business. Details: www.rank.com
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