The Rank Group is to officially open its new £5m G Casino in Sheffield, UK, on December 9, replacing the city's Grosvenor Casino.

The 23,500sq.ft casino, which features 10 gaming tables, 33 electronic gaming terminals and 24 jackpot slot machines, is expected to create up to 50 new jobs for the local area.

“We’re delighted to launch the UK’s10th G Casino in Sheffield and look forward to introducing a new leisure venue to the city,” said Ian Turver, general manager of the new casino. “The G brand is all about giving people a great alternative for a night out and the new Sheffield casino does just that. It differs from the Grosvenor Casino in that we’ll be putting as much emphasis on the non-gaming activities such as the live entertainment and the restaurant as we will the gaming. This means the new venue will appeal to many different types of people, whether they’ve been to a casino before or not.”