This year marks the 125th anniversary of the iconic London venue, which first opened in January 1900 with a show starring Charlie Chaplin, and has gone to present some of the West End’s boldest and most innovative new entertainments, including in its most recent incarnation as the legendary Hippodrome Casino.
Baroness Twycross toured the venue and met staff alongside Hippodrome Executive Chairman Simon Thomas, and BGC CEO Grainne Hurst.
UK casinos, a pillar of the leisure and tourism sector, currently employ more than 10,000 people, cater to over 13 million customer visits each year, while contributing £300m annually in taxes, and generating an estimated £800m a year to the economy.
