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British Casino Operators
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FAQ's - How
many casinos are there in Great Britain ?
July
2009
According to GF's calculations.
At the above date there were 25 casinos
in London, 100 in the rest of England,
14
in Scotland and 5 in Wales.
A total of 144
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...and what's the weather like ? 
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| Genting
Stanley |
www.stanleycasinos.com
www.gentinginternational.com
Stanley
Genting has 41 provincial casinos including Star City in Birmingham and
4 in London. The company did have a 50/50 partnership with Genting International
in Maxims Casino Club but this was sold to GI in early 2006. 3 casinos
formerly owned by R.J. Bown in Southend and Bristol, plus the Harbour House
casino in Southampton are the companies latest purchases.
Stanley's
London casinos...
Stanley's estate of 600+
betting shops were sold to William Hill plc. in June 2005 for £504
million. The deal did not include Stanley's international sports betting
and online gaming operations.
Star
City Casino
www.starcitycasino.co.uk
Opened 22nd November 2003.
This addition to Stanley Casinos is Britain's largest with 40 tables and
over 160 slots (AWP's) plus electronic Roulette terminals.
Circus
Casino - Nottingham Cornerhouse
www.circuscasinonottingham.com
Opened Spring 2007.
| Maxims
Club - Genting International |
www.maximsclub.com
Situated in Palace Gate,
Knightsbridge. Maxims is owned by Genting International Plc. (trading under
the name of Coastbright Limited.) who bought the 50% stake previously owned
by Stanley Leisure in early 2006. |
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| London
Clubs International (LCI) |
Company purchased by
Harrah's Entertainment in late 2006
www.lciclubs.com
www.harrahs.com
LCI's
operations also include 2 casinos in Egypt (Taba & Cairo) & South
Africa (Emerald Safari Resort). The company has also been granted licenses
in a number of other British cities and they have a 10 year management
contract for the Casino
du Liban in Lebanon.
Les
Ambassadeurs was sold to Indonesian Putera Sampoerna in early 2006.
LCI's
London casinos.
Provincial
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| A
& S Leisure Group |
www.asleisure.co.uk
www.owlertonstadium.co.uk
6 casinos in total. 5 in
the provinces and 1 in Leicester Square, London. All now trade under the
Napoleons brand. A & S is a privately owned company founded in 1968
and based in Owlerton, Sheffield. |
| Aspinalls |
www.aspinalls-club.com
Founded
by John Aspinall who passed away in 2000. The club moved to it's present
location in 1992. |
| The domain
www.Aspinalls.com
is used as the base for the internet casino. It was announced in April
2002 that the company had made substantial losses on this particular project
and the operation was subsequently outsourced to GoldenPalace.com |
| Blue
Chip Casinos |
www.bluechipcasinos.co.uk
Blue Chip Plc.presently
have 2 casinos open in Dudley & Wolverhampton. Mississippi based Isle
of Capri Casinos, Inc. acquired a 66% interest in the company on the 28th
November, 2003 for £5 million.
The Isle Coventry
Scheduled to open in July
2007 at the Ricoh Arena.
www.theislecoventry.com
www.ricoharena.com
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| The
International |
www.theinternationalcasino.com
Located on Market Street,
Aberdeen. Independent operation now in competition with 3 others in the
city. |
| Les
Ambassadeurs |
www.lesambassadeurs.com
Formerly owned by London
Clubs International. The casino located in Hamilton Place, London was sold
to a company controlled by Indonesian Putera Sampoerna
in early 2006. |
| Les
Croupiers |
www.les-croupiers.co.uk
Single operation located
in Cardiff. One of the busiest provincial casinos in the U.K.. Tables include
12 Roulette and 8 Blackjack. |
| Opera
House Casino |
www.operahousecasino.co.uk
Opened 26th October 2005.
Single operation located in Scarborough on the site of the former Royal
Opera House. |
| Rainbow
Casino |
www.rainbowcasino.co.uk
Famous casino located in
an extended Victorian villa on the Hagley Road in Birmingham. Understood
to have been up for sale for some time. |
| The
Ritz Club |
www.theritzclub.com
Located in the former ballroom of
the Ritz Hotel on Picadilly. The casino is part owned by the Barclay Brothers. |
| Soul
Casino |
www.pbdevco.com
Aberdeen. Opened April 2007.
Owned by partners Stuart Clarkson and Hytham Bedawi. |
| The
Victoria Club (closed) |
www.thevictoriaclub.co.uk
Privately owned casino in
Nottingham operated by George Akins. The company sold their betting office
estate to Corals in October 2003. The property was robbed in November 2004
and subsequently closed.
Two
men jailed for casino robbery - BBC Nottinghamshire 25th May, 2006. |
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