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Commercial news Cineworld Group is to complete its digital roll-out across the UK and Ireland by the end of the summer 2012, with more than 75 per cent of its estate currently using digital projectors. The news comes as the group revealed it had become the number one cinema operator in 2011, with revenues and pretax profits increasing by 1.5 per cent and 9.9 per cent respectively. Admissions across the Cineworld estate were up 2.3 per cent when compared with 2010 to 48.3m, while box office sales grew by 2.7 per cent to £242m. Details: http://lei.sra=L7X8H Rank Group owns and operates Mecca Bingo Rank Group, the owner of the Grosvenor Casinos and Mecca Bingo brands, has terminated discussions over the possible acquisition of Gala Coral Group’s casino arm. Earlier this year, Rank announced it had entered into talks over the purchase of Gala Coral’s 24 Gala Casinos across the UK in a deal worth around £250m. However, Rank said that it had ended discussions “after it became clear that the proposed terms of the acquisition would not serve the best interest of Rank’s shareholders”. Details: http://lei.sra=D4D9O A charity and a grant scheme are to be established in order to distribute the £90m allocated to the racing industry following last year’s sale of the Horserace Totalisator Board (Tote). John Penrose, minister with responsibility for horseracing, has announced plans which he said are “making good” on a pledge made with regards to proceeds from the £265m deal. The charity – The Racing Foundation – will support good causes, while the grant scheme aims to benefit State Aid-compliant projects. Details: http://lei.sra=f5u2k A new casino to be developed in Milton Keynes will be operated by Aspers after the group was announced as the successful applicant by Milton Keynes Council (MKC). The award means that Aspers can now apply for a large casino licence, with the proposed venue to deliver a £10m investment within the existing Xscape complex. Gaming tables and machines will form part of the casino, along with entertainment, dining and bars. MKC will receive at least £500,000 per year for the entire lifespan of the facility. The council’s licensing sub-committee resolved to grant Aspers the provisional statement after the group’s bid was judged to offer the “best all round package”. “It will provide not only a new, completely different, yet responsibly managed, kind of Daily discount voucher company Groupon has been found to be breaking UK consumer rules and has been given three months to change and improve its practices. The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) found “widespread examples” where Groupon was seen to breach consumer protection regulations. Announcing the findings of its investigation on 16 March, the OFT said that it has specific concerns over practices involving reference pricing, advertising, refunds, unfair terms, and the diligence of its interactions with merchants. A July deadline has now been imposed by the OFT for Groupon to changes its practices to comply with UK law. OFT has not yet ruled out the possibility of legal action against Groupon. Goals Soccer Centres, the five-a-side football facility operator, has revealed that it is the subject of a takeover approach from Canada-based Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan. In response to media speculation, the group said it had received a preliminary approach Aspers held off competition from two other bidders for the MK site leisure facility for Milton Keynes, but numerous associated facilities and benefits for the local community,” said a council spokesperson. “This outcome has been the result of two years’ work by a small team of council officers and advisers.” Details: http://lei.sra=w9b5x The OFT made a series of recommendations to Groupon in its findings Groupon responded to the news with a lengthy statement on the company blog, admitting the breaches and apologising to customers who had “experienced the negative side effects” of the company’s growth. The statement also lists each OFT point of concern and how Groupon plans to rectify the issues. Read more: http://lei.sra=a1g3D from the pension fund but could not confirm an offer would be submitted. The announcement comes just over a month after Goals Soccer Centres reported a “year of progress and change” in 2011. Details: http://lei.sra=U2m0y image: 18percentgrey/shutterstock image: juan camilo bernal/shutterstock.com 10 Read <strong>Leisure</strong> Management online leisuremanagement.co.uk/digital ISSUE 2 2012 © cybertrek 2011
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