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UK: Leeds’ biggest casino will be sold to Merkur after council approval

July 1, 2026 · 7:28pm ET | 4:28pm PT
  • Don Mort, Yorkshire Evening Post

A ‘super casino’ in Leeds is set to be taken over by a new operator after license terms were agreed with the council.

An agreement has been reached to sell Victoria Gate Casino in Leeds to Merkur Casino Entertainment UK. Leeds City Council said a large casino premises license for the venue, previously operated by VGC Leeds Ltd, would be transferred.

The 50,000 sq ft “super casino” opened in 2017 and offers slot machines, table games and roulette at the site on Eastgate…

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A licensing report said: “The Gambling Act 2005 limited the number of new large casinos nationally and identified a small number of authorities, including Leeds, that were permitted to grant such a license.