Do any of the readership base want to admit to still going to the bingo? Well if you do then it is probably at one of Rank (RNK)’s Mecca emporiums as they attracted just shy of 5 million customer visits during its first half year with each punter spending just over twenty quid a visit. Customer visits were down 8% year-on-year though in the stats released a couple of months ago despite the wonderful RNS observation that:
Last week, Rank (RNK) and 888 (888) abandoned their pursuit of William Hill (WMH), acknowledging that it had been impossible to “meaningfully engage” with William Hill’s board. With a deal off the cards for now, we can get back to thinking about these companies on a standalone basis. And news is imminent: Rank is set to announce its preliminary results on Tuesday.









