Casino news | 'Seismic impact' on Rank's casino empire
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a "seismic impact" on the casino industry, said Rank Group CEO John O’Reilly on releasing severely depleted half-year results. The group NGR was £177.6m compared with £391.8m in the comparative period of 2019/20, a 55 per cent drop. There was an operating loss of £52.9m compared with a profit of £55m and no dividend was proposed for the year. O’Reilly said: “There is no doubt that the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has been far beyond anything we or any other leisure operator could have imagined or planned for. "The ever-changing restrictions, coupl...