Land-based reforms were passed into law by the UK parliament in July and executives at casino operator Rank expect betting terminals and additional gaming machines to be installed by September.
Rank is expecting to launch retail sports betting across its casino portfolio in the UK from September, after new regulations were passed into law on 22 July.
Mark Harper, MD of Rank Group’s Grosvenor Casinos, tells iGB the opportunity to offer betting to casino customers will drive customer acquisition efforts and enable its venues to compete against the growing threat of Adult Gaming Centres.
The government passed into law a number of land-based casino reforms, including increasing the number of gaming machines within a venue and enabling casinos to offer betting via SSBTs.
