Rank Group hits jackpot with digital offer
The FTSE 250-company keeps focusing on digital, following the acquisition of Stride Gaming PLC completed earlier this month
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Rank is a leading European gaming business, based in the UK and listed on the London Stock Exchange. The Group's principal activities are the operation of bingo clubs and casinos in the UK with complementary on-line gaming and bookmaking services.
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The FTSE 250-company keeps focusing on digital, following the acquisition of Stride Gaming PLC completed earlier this month
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Off the menu - Stride Gaming (LON:STR) - has delisted due to being acquired by Rank Group at 151p per share.
After declining in the first half, underlying operating profit jumped 20% in the second half to produce a total of £72.5mln, a decline of 6% year on year
Casino operator Rank announced agreed 151p per share offer for online bingo specialist Stride last week
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A look at the day's major movers, including Karelian, UniVision, Cambria Africa, Bagir, Nautilus Marine, Stride Gaming and Patagonia Gold
Rank boss John O'Reilly said: “The joining of our businesses will accelerate delivery of Rank's Transformation Plan and create one of the UK's leading online gaming businesses"
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The UK's premier share index finished down nearly 33 points at 7,385
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There’s a lot for investors to get their teeth into on Wednesday, with Sainsbury’s, GSK and Persimmon among the slew of companies reporting alongside Next
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Aside from the tide of blue-chip results, some big second line news will also flow on Thursday from the likes of Britvic, Dairy Crest, Premier Oil, Rank Group, and Renishaw
Since its foundation in 1984, the FTSE 100 has become one of the key barometers of the British economy, however the makeup of its constituent companies is far from the same
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A look at the day's poppers and droppers, including JD Wetherspoon, Gattaca, Renewi, AdEPT, The Works, Coca-Cola HBC and Micro Focus
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A glance at some of the day's highlights from the Proactive Investors newswire
The virtual reality group is putting its new racing simulator in Rank’s Grosvenor casino in Manchester, before rolling out to some of the 53 other UK sites
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The focus is now on the Federal Reserve meeting later. The interest rate announcement is set for 7.00pm, UK time
Bill Floydd replaces Clive Jennings, who stepped down in August after seven years in the role
The week ahead includes full year results from Bellway and ASOS, interims from Gear4Music and trading updates from Barratt Developments, Segro, Unilever, Domino's Pizza and Rentokil
The customer lost the money at a Grosvenor Casino owned by Rank
UK digital was one of the few bright spots in the year just ended. Meanwhile, the recent heatwave in Britain has done the group no favours
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Investors in the B&Q owner will be hoping for a BBQ boost sufficient to offset the springtime freeze.
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Aside from the DIY retailer's numbers, the Week Ahead diary includes updates from miner Antofagasta, and motor insurers Admiral and esure, plus a raft of key UK data