What Metropolitan Gaming does

Metropolitan Gaming is a UK-based, privately held casino-entertainment operator founded in 1965, headquartered in London, with a reported headcount of 1,001–5,000 employees. The company runs a portfolio of four premium London casino venues — Metropolitan Mayfair, Empire Casino in Leicester Square, The Sportsman Casino, and Park Lane Club — concentrated in high-traffic, high-rent locations with limited new-license supply, serving premium casino patrons across both in-person and digital channels.

The company's offering combines physical casino operations with digitally enabled content. Its core proprietary products are MONOPOLY Blackjack Progressive, a branded progressive table game launched under exclusive Hasbro licensing via partner Galaxy Gaming and featuring randomly awarded multipliers up to 10x, and M!Live Empire Casino Roulette, an Over-The-Table live dealer product live-streamed from Empire Casino in partnership with Evolution's Ezugi. Technology components include live streaming infrastructure for OTT roulette and a proprietary digital storefront, metgaming.com, where the company plans to extend its live-dealer product and distribute it globally through the Ezugi network.

Metropolitan Gaming's revenue model is transaction-fee based, derived from physical table-game play at its venues and online gaming at metgaming.com. The company does not publicly disclose pricing. Its go-to-market blends operated retail (the four venues), an owned digital channel, and partner-led distribution (Galaxy Gaming for branded content, Ezugi for live-dealer network reach). The customer base is segmented as premium casino patrons served through high-end London venues and, increasingly, the company's digital platform.

Name

Metropolitan Gaming

Website

https://metropolitangaming.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Metropolitan Gaming is a London-based casino-entertainment operator running four premium London venues (Metropolitan Mayfair, Empire Casino, The Sportsman Casino, Park Lane Club) serving high-value patrons with table games and a branded digital platform, metgaming.com.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Casino Gaming Operations: Revenue from physical casino table games including MONOPOLY Blackjack Progressive and live roulette offerings at Metropolitan Gaming venues
2. Online Gaming: Digital gaming revenue through metgaming.com platform offering live-streamed casino games, with expansion planned across Ezugi network

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Metropolitan Gaming operates a portfolio of four premier London casino venues—Metropolitan Mayfair, Empire Casino in Leicester Square, The Sportsman Casino, and Park Lane Club—offering premium in-person table gaming experiences including exclusive branded games such as MONOPOLY Blackjack Progressive. The company also delivers an omnichannel gaming experience through its digital platform metgaming.com, featuring live-streamed casino products like M!Live Empire Casino Roulette in partnership with Evolution's Ezugi.

Product overview

Metropolitan Gaming operates premier casino venues in London offering table gaming experiences. The company provides MONOPOLY Blackjack Progressive, a branded progressive table game featuring multipliers up to 10x, available at four London venues (Metropolitan Mayfair, Empire Casino, The Sportsman Casino, and Park Lane Club). Additionally, the company offers M!Live Empire Casino Roulette, an Over-The-Table live dealer Roulette product delivered in partnership with Evolution's Ezugi, available through its digital platform metgaming.com.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Metropolitan Mayfair: Premier casino venue in London operated by Metropolitan Gaming.
• Empire Casino
• The Sportsman Casino
• Park Lane Club

Products and services

• MONOPOLY Blackjack Progressive A progressive casino table game featuring Mr. MONOPOLY randomly awarding multipliers up to 10x on selected hands. Developed under exclusive licensing agreement with Hasbro, marking the debut of MONOPOLY-branded progressive table games in the UK market. Available at all four London venues.
• M!Live Empire Casino Roulette An Over-The-Table (OTT) Roulette game streamed live from Empire Casino in Leicester Square, London, delivered in partnership with Evolution's Ezugi. Available via metgaming.com with plans to expand across the wider Ezugi network.
• Metropolitan Mayfair Casino Premier casino venue in Mayfair, London, operated by Metropolitan Gaming, offering premium casino gaming experiences.
• Empire Casino Leicester Square Casino venue in Leicester Square, London, operated by Metropolitan Gaming. Serves as the studio location for the live-streamed M!Live Empire Casino Roulette OTT product, bridging physical casino atmosphere with digital accessibility.
• The Sportsman Casino London casino venue operated by Metropolitan Gaming, offering table games including MONOPOLY Blackjack Progressive.
• Park Lane Club London casino venue operated by Metropolitan Gaming, offering premium casino gaming experiences including MONOPOLY Blackjack Progressive.

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• Galaxy GamingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 January 2026Galaxy Gaming and Metropolitan Gaming launched MONOPOLY Blackjack Progressive across London venues, marking the debut of MONOPOLY-branded progressive table games in the UK. Galaxy Gaming developed the game under exclusive Hasbro licensing, with Metropolitan Gaming providing the venue network.
• HasbroflagshipOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 26 January 2026Hasbro granted exclusive licensing to Galaxy Gaming for MONOPOLY casino table games, enabling the launch of MONOPOLY Blackjack Progressive at Metropolitan Gaming venues. This brings the iconic consumer board game brand into the UK casino gaming space.
• Evolution's EzugicoreTechnology or Integration · 26 January 2026Evolution-owned Ezugi partnered with Metropolitan Gaming to launch M!Live Empire Casino Roulette, an Over-The-Table live dealer game streaming from Empire Casino in Leicester Square. Initially available via metgaming.com with expansion planned across the Ezugi network.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Wynn Resorts: Wynn Resorts operates luxury casino resorts and Wynn Interactive, directly comparable to Metropolitan Gaming's premium positioning in Mayfair and Park Lane, with overlap in high-end table-game experiences and digital extension of the brand.
• Flutter Entertainment: Flutter operates Paddy Power and Sky Betting in the UK along with global brands like FanDuel, with growing casino and live-dealer verticals. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the same UK digital and omnichannel casino wallet, though heavier in sports betting.
• Entain plc: Entain operates Ladbrokes, Coral and PartyCasino in the UK and global digital gaming brands, directly comparable to Metropolitan Gaming's digital and live-dealer ambitions while operating at much larger scale as a broad incumbent.
• MGM Resorts International: MGM Resorts operates a global portfolio of destination casino resorts and BetMGM digital gaming, overlapping with Metropolitan Gaming in branded casino experiences and omnichannel table-game content distribution. Comparable as a broad incumbent in integrated casino and gaming entertainment.
• Caesars Entertainment: Caesars Entertainment is a global land-based and digital casino and hospitality incumbent whose UK-facing digital operations and international gaming brands compete in the same omnichannel gaming space as Metropolitan Gaming, albeit at vastly greater scale.

Others

• Evolution AB: Evolution is Metropolitan Gaming's technology partner via Ezugi for the OTT live roulette product, and is the dominant global B2B live-dealer casino provider. It is an ecosystem enabler and indirect competitor for live-dealer casino content rather than a direct retail competitor.
• Galaxy Gaming: Galaxy Gaming is the developer and licensor of the MONOPOLY Blackjack Progressive launched at Metropolitan Gaming venues. It is a B2B table-game content supplier rather than a venue operator, making it an ecosystem partner with partial category overlap in casino table-game IP.

Direct peers

• The Rank Group: The Rank Group operates Grosvenor Casinos, the largest UK casino chain, directly competing with Metropolitan Gaming's London venues for the same domestic land-based casino customer base. Both are UK-focused omnichannel gaming operators with physical casinos and growing digital arms.
• Genting UK: Genting UK operates a portfolio of regional and city-centre casinos across the UK, directly overlapping with Metropolitan Gaming's standalone urban casino model in similar UK geographies. Comparable on venue count, UK regulatory exposure, and table-game-led offering.

Emerging players

• Playtech: Playtech is a B2B and B2C gambling technology provider with UK-licensed digital casino operations and live-dealer content. Comparable to Metropolitan Gaming's digital arm as an emerging player in regulated online casino and live-dealer distribution.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/metropolitan-gaming

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Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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