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Mecca Leisure Group (also known as Mecca Leisure Ltd, Mecca Ltd, and Mecca Dance Ltd) was a British business that ran nightclubs, hotels, theme parks, bingo parlours and Hard Rock Cafes. [1] During the 1960s, Mecca was a centre of entertainment with numerous nightclubs throughout major United Kingdom towns and cities.
Mecca Bingo (formerly called Top Rank) is a British operator of bingo clubs, ... In 1990, the Rank Organisation made an offer of £512m to acquire Mecca Leisure Group.
Mecca Bingo (formerly called Top Rank) is a UK-based social and bingo club leisure company, with sites located in several major towns and cities across the UK. [21] The company operates meccabingo.com and meccagames.com as extensions of the Mecca Bingo brand.
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The introduction of the Betting and Gaming Act 1960 on 1 January 1961 saw large cash-prizes legalised and the launch of Mecca Bingo by Mecca Leisure Group, led by Eric Morley, who had a large chain of dancehalls and introduced bingo into 60 of them, including the Lyceum Ballroom.
The hall was equipped with a closed-circuit television and direct contact via teleprinters, to enable the bingo players to compete with Top Rank Club members in the 52 other halls all over Britain. Decades later, the club began operating as a Mecca Bingo. The hall closed on 15 June 2014. More than 400 people attended the final night of bingo.
The building continued to be maintained by Mecca Leisure Group as a bingo hall following the closure of the cinema, [21] however the bingo hall was closed in February 2023, leaving the building currently unoccupied. [22] [23] Carlton Picture House. Anlaby Road was also home to a short lived open air cinema.
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