Genting to close UK casinos

The Genting casino in Torquay, UK, is to close it is reported.

It is likely to be followed by closures at Bristol and possibly Margate, as the company struggles to emerge from the pandemic effects, reports news service Yogonet.

Genting has 32 venues in the UK, all of which had to be closed during the Covid-19 emergency, although they can operate online. The company is understood to have written to staff members detailing its plans to cope with the losses caused by the lockdown.