Bingo （人が）群がるs getting younger as older players stay at home, says メッカ boss
The boss of メッカ owner 階級 Group said audiences at its bingo halls have been getting younger, with older players staying home during the pandemic.
John O’Reilly, 長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある of the 賭事ing and gaming 会社／堅い, told the PA news 機関 that メッカ Bingo has seen the number of 顧客s 老年の 70 and over 減少（する） by 60% since it was 許すd to 再開する.
He said that older players have been “more fearful” to return to 発生地s まっただ中に continued health 関心s during the pandemic.
However, the company has seen total bingo 歳入s at 70% of the levels from the same period last year, as younger players have 速く returned to its halls across the country.
“必然的に the 衝撃 of Covid on older people has meant our older 顧客s have been more reticent in coming 支援する to メッカ,” Mr O’Reilly said.
“Some are staying away but those who have come to play are coming 支援する as they’ve been impressed by the safety 対策 we’ve put in place.
“Other age groups have been much more 確信して in coming 支援する and we’re pleased by the levels we’ve seen recently.”
It （機の）カム as the group, which also owns Grosvenor Casinos, 報告（する）／憶測d a 15% 低迷 in 逮捕する gaming 歳入s to £585.1 million for the year to June 30, while pre-税金 利益（をあげる）s fell by two-thirds to £9.4 million.
The company said it has made “encouraging 進歩” since 再開するing its first bingo 場所／位置s in July, with casinos welcoming 顧客s 支援する last month after a two-week 延期する was 発表するd by the 政府 on the eve of the first planned 再開 date.
Mr O’Reilly said its Grosvenor 場所／位置s have seen 歳入s at around 60% of levels from the same period last year, matching its base 期待s.
He said: “The casinos 港／避難所’t been open as long and we recognise it will be a 公正に／かなり 安定した progression.
“London has been 特に weak ? at around 40% of previous levels ? as we’ve had より小数の tourists and 労働者s, so until we see more peop le travelling to London it will be difficult.”
The company 報告（する）／憶測d 数字表示式の growth of 11% for the 十分な year, as it was 重さを計るd 負かす／撃墜する by recently acquired 商売／仕事 Stride.
株 in the company were 2.7% higher at 128p on Thursday.
