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GAMING giant Rank plunged more than £107million into the red after the pandemic shut its Grosvenor casinos and Mecca bingo halls.

Despite losses of £107m in the year to June, the group has its eyes down for a full house post-pandemic

What once drew some 2.5 million Muslims from all walks of life from across the globe, the hajj pilgrimage is now almost unrecognizable in scale. The pared down hajj of this year and last due to the COVID-19 outbreak not only impacts the ability of people outside Saudi Arabia to fulfil the Islamic obligation but also the billions of dollars annually that Saudi Arabia draws from being custodian of its holy sites.

Only about 60,000 pilgrims living in Saudi Arabia were eligible to take part this year.

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