Bingo firm Rank Group's first-half profit jumps 29 pct

Guoco

29/01/2015 07:10

Jan 29 (Reuters) - British gambling company Rank Group Plc 
 RNK.L  reported a 29 percent rise in half-year profit, helped 
by its Grosvenor casinos business and online operations. 
    Rank said adjusted pretax profit rose to 35.8 million pounds 
($54.2 million) in the first-half ended Dec. 31, from 27.7 
million pounds a year earlier.  
    Revenue from continuing operations rose 3 percent to 361.7 
million pounds.  ID:nHKSbf4D4m  
    The company, which is majority owned by Malaysia's Guoco 
Group  0053.HK , had 94 Mecca bingo halls and 57 Grosvenor 
casinos in Britain by the end of October 2014. 
    Rank raised its interim dividend to 1.60 pence from 1.35 
pence a year earlier.  
 
($1 = 0.6604 pounds) 
 
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