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Established in 1970,^[1]Grosvenor Casinos (formerly County Clubs and Grosvenor Clubs) is a UK-based chain of 53 casinos located in major towns and cities across the UK, with two unbranded sister casinos located in Belgium. Grosvenor Casinos is owned by The Rank Group who operate exclusively in the casino, bingo and online gaming industries across Belgium, Spain and the UK.

As of June 2014, revenue was reported at £391.2m, with an operating profit of £56.8m - coming from a total of over 1.7 million customers per year.^[2] Of these 1.7 million customers, over 8.5 million customer visits occur every year. The Grosvenor casino network currently employs over 6,300 employees across the UK. Their online casino hosts over 250 games with themes spanning from traditional roulette, blackjack and poker - to the more modern slot styles and live gaming. Grosvenor are licensed and regulated by the UK Gambling Commission.^[3]

Originally ‘County Clubs’, the casinos came to be known as ‘Grosvenor Clubs’ and in 1969 on 2 January, Grosvenor Clubs officially changed name to ‘Grosvenor Casinos’.

Grosvenor Casinos is currently the shirt sponsor for Fulham F.C. Grosvenor signed a deal to become the London club's main team partner in July 2017.

History[edit]

Acquisition of the Ricoh Arena casino[edit]

In April 2009 Grosvenor purchased the casino inside the Ricoh Arena complex in Coventry for £650,000.^[4]

Leaving the British Casino Association[edit]

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During 2009, Grosvenor Casinos announced they were leaving the now defunct British Casino Association (BCA). The BCA existed to promote casino best practice and influence UK government legislation surrounding gambling. Reportedly the BCA began to fail in promoting and improving the casino industry, and once annual membership fees were raised to £140,000, it saw the departure of Grosvenor, just as the large Gala Coral Group had withdrawn in October 2008.^[5]

Loyalty card scheme[edit]

In May 2012, the first roll out of a new plastic card service in Grosvenor Casinos was implemented with ‘Grosvenor Play Points’ entering 35 casinos across the UK. This came as a result of the Grosvenor Casinos and Play Points brands merging to create one loyalty card.^[6]

Gala takeover[edit]

Grosvenor Casinos completed their takeover of 19 casinos from the Gala Coral Group across the UK on 12 May 2013 ^[7] making them the largest casino network in the UK. A similar deal to acquire 23 casinos from Gala had previously stalled in 2012 due to a decision by the Competition Commission and OFT.^[8] The revised deal in 2013 saw 4 casinos removed from the agreement.

Redtooth partnership[edit]

On 28 April 2014, Grosvenor Casinos announced a two-year partnership with the world's largest live pub poker tournament group Redtooth Poker. Grosvenor Casinos hosted the regional and national UK finals and online events. The move integrated Redtooth Poker and Grosvenor's own poker tournament, the Grosvenor UK Poker Tournament (GUKPT).^[9]

Live events[edit]

On 25 March 2011, Grosvenor Casinos announced they were to host new poker event called the Goliath. Designed to attract up to 1,500 players, the Goliath had an initial buy-in at £100 + £20 and offered a guaranteed prize pool of £100,000, with 25% of the registration fee going to the Marie Curie Cancer Care charity.^[10] The most recent Goliath event in 2014 became the largest poker tournament ever held outside of the US with a total of 3,394 players entering.^[11] For the 2015 event Grosvenor estimate over 4,000 participants will enter.^[12]

Grosvenor employees also played the highest poker tournament on record at the top of Mount Snowdon in September 2011. The 3,500 ft. stunt was attempted to raise money for the Marie Curie Cancer Care charity, with a total of £11,000 being collected.^[13]

Controversy[edit]

In December 2006 staff walked out of four Grosvenor Casinos in London in a dispute over pay increases.^[14] A month later, around 300 workers went on strike over the same ongoing dispute.^[15]

In September 2014 Northern Ireland's Social Development Minister, Nelson McCausland, dismissed the idea that a Grosvenor Casino could open due to the ongoing ban on casinos.^[16]

Technology[edit]

In November 2011, Grosvenor installed software that would spot cheating at roulette tables. Developed by Ipsotek, the software detects a cheat called 'top-hatting', as well as detecting cheating after 'last bets' has been called. The software is linked to CCTV cameras monitoring the table at all times.^[17]

In October 2012, Grosvenor introduced a new product to the casino industry, Pinball Roulette machines. The new machine offers single player roulette game and the ball is launched by a pinball-style trigger into the wheel. The main feature of the product is that it offered the player control over when they wished to spin the ball. Thirty of the machines, developed by Austrian Gaming Industries, were installed at 22 clubs across the UK.^[18]

During November 2013, Evolution Gaming joined Grosvenor Casinos to create a ‘Live Casino’ targeting players on their online casino.^[19] The games include blackjack, roulette and baccarat and are available 24hrs a day, 7 days a week. The live game system is designed to produce an environment more closely matching a real casino experience.

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In July 2013, Grosvenor Casinos in London, Reading and Coventry created the world's first multi-site cloud casino experience called the IGT Cloud. The new technology offers analytical reporting tools which offer insight into product performance on a game-by-game basis. Operators can remotely change the games on the floor to provide a more customized gambling experience.^[20]

Grosvenor Casinos partnered with Tensator in 2014 to create virtual casino hosts. The Tensator Virtual Assistant Ultra stands 50 cm x 50 cm and replicates a live game in real time. The assistant also offers a range of information for players and other frequently asked questions.^[21]

In February 2014, The Rank Group and Grosvenor Casinos joined with Jumio to use their Netverify solution. This was integrated into the casino's online database and is designed to provide customers with a more efficient identification procedure. Customers are required to scan their passport or driving license via their device camera, and Netverify then authenticates it using a range of security features.^[22]

In November 2016 Grosvenor Casinos has confirmed the launch of new sports betting offering for its online and land-based players.^[23]

Grosvenor awarded TCS John Huxley a new 3-year deal to service and maintain their gaming equipment across the UK, starting February 2015.^[24]

Awards[edit]

International Gaming Awards[edit]

Grosvenor and Rank were awarded the 'Casino Operator of the Year' award at the 2013 International Gaming Awards.^[25] Rank Group were awarded the 'Socially Responsible Operator of the Year Land Based' award in 2014 and 2015.^[26][27]

Women in Gaming Awards[edit]

Grosvenor Casinos’ HR team were awarded Team of the Year at the Women in Gaming independent annual awards in June 2012. The team, led by Fiona Regan Head of HR, were awarded for their successful Hearts and Minds initiative, which focused on internal and employee recognition.^[28]

In 2014 they won the same award whilst also picking up the Inspiration of the Year award.^[29]

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Because the wellbeing of our customers and teams is our utmost priority, the risk resulting from the Coronavirus (COVID 19) outbreak means we are suspending all poker competitions in Grosvenor casinos until further notice. We are sorry for the disappointment that this may cause. Thank you for your loyalty, we appreciate your patience and support.

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• £200+25 buy-in for 25/25’s and £220+30 for 25/50’s
• Each player starts with 25,000 chips
• Unconditional guarantee of £25,000 for 25/25 and £50,000 Guarantee for 25/50
• Unlimited re-entries
• Late registration is open until the start of Day 2
• 4 starting flights – The Online Flight (Day 1OL) at 8pm Wednesday online on Grosvenor Poker. Day 1A at 7pm Thursday, Day 1B at 7pm Friday, Day 1C at 1pm Saturday and Turbo Day 1D at 9pm Saturday – all taking place at host Grosvenor Casino Cardroom
• The host cardroom will be hosting a 6 Seat GTD 25/25 Satellite on the Wednesday prior to the event, please contact them directly for more info
• Each starting flight will play 10 levels (10 x 40mins for Day 1A, Day 1B and Day1C. 10 x 20min levels for Turbo Day 1D
• Day 2 / Final starts at 1pm on Sunday
• Multi Stack is available, so if you bag up you can still play another day one to try and get a bigger stack.
• Flights finish 2.30am Thursday and Friday, 8.30pm Saturday and 12.30am for the Turbo
• 25/25 side event taking place on the Sunday, please contact host cardroom for more details

• The Online Flight takes place on Grosvenorpoker.com at 8pm on the Wednesday before each event. This runs on a 20 minute clock.
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1. The25 – 25 series will operate using 4 flights for day 1’s, with all remainingplayers at the end of each flight returning for day 2, the flight times are;
   1. Day OL –Wednesday
   1. Day 1A – 7.00pmThursday
   1. Day 1B – 7.00pmFriday
   1. Day 1C – 1.00pmSaturday
   1. Day 1D – 9.00pmSaturday (Turbo)
2. Therewill be 10 levels of play on each 25/25 flight and 12 levels of play for 25/50, unless the number of players leftdetermines the end of play for that day. All live flights in this case playdown to the last three players.
3. Allremaining players chip stacks will be carried forward to day 2, chip surrenderis allowed at the end of each day one prior to the bags being sealed.
4. Playersare not permitted to play more than one start day if they have alreadyqualified for day two
5. Shoulda player play another flight after qualifying for day two, the first “stack”being taken through will be the one they must play with on day two, the secondstack will be void regardless of the number of chips accumulated
6. Playerswho have played a second flight after qualifying for day two will not have anyentry stakes returned to them, they will remain in the prize pool.
7. Atthe end of play for each flight those players remaining must verify their chipswith the supervisor, any players leaving prior to this will have their chipscounted and verified by the dealer and supervisor; this will then be the amountof chips the player will re-start day two with.
8. Forthe purposes of rule 7 any player not signing for their chips at the close ofplay of each flight, will restart day two with the amount agreed and inputtedby the supervisor and no discussion will be entered regarding this.
9. Daytwo will take place at the same club where the initial live flights have takenplace
10. Restartfor day two will be on Sunday at 1pm and will play-out until a conclusion isreached and a winner declared.
11. Alldeep stack events will have a last person standing (LPS) attached to them thecost of which is £10 per person
12. Thewinner of the LPS will be awarded a voucher for any 25/25 event subject to theamount collected
13. Shouldthe LPS not generate a seat for a 25/25 the winner will be awarded a voucher tothe value of the amount collected for use as part payment into a 25/25 event oftheir choice
14. Therewill be no registration fee charged for taking part in the LPS
15. Grosvenorcasinos reserve the right to draw the event to a conclusion by a chip count ifdeemed necessary.
16. GrosvenorCasino’s standard prize structures apply to this event
17. GrosvenorCasino’s 25/25 blind structure applies to this event
18. GrosvenorCasinos standard poker rules apply to this competition.
19. GrosvenorCasinos Limited reserves the right to discontinue or change this competition atany time and for any reason, without notice.
20. Thiscompetition is also subject to Grosvenor Casino Limited’s General Terms andConditions.
21. GrosvenorCasinos Limited is the sole arbiter of this competition and its decision isfinal and binding. No correspondencewill be entered into.
22. Promoter:Grosvenor Casinos Limited and Grosvenor Casinos (GC) Limited, The Rank Group Plc, Tor building,Saint-Cloud Way, Maidenhead, SL6 8BN.