Supporting cast: how can UK operators attract more allies in government?
Rank Group public affairs director David Williams believes the UK industry has more friends in parliament than it might expect
26/08/2020
But while bingo is officially “a good thing”, the political process of reopening our casino business post-lockdown provided an unforeseeable stress-test of the old maxim that “gambling has no friends”
Garnering support
David Williams is the director of public affairs at Rank, the biggest (Grosvenor) casino operator in the UK and second biggest (Mecca) bingo operator. He began his career in the industry on the Ladbrokes graduate scheme in 2004, where his roles included director of media. He oversees Rank’s programme of work with government, politicians and industry stakeholders. The entire estate of Grosvenor and Mecca venues went into lockdown on the evening of Friday 20 March.Related Articles
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