As published by ATEOnline.co.uk: “Top Ten Holding's sir Aubrey Brocklebank has spoken about the upcoming smoking ban in England and Wales, saying that the company would be flexible enough to adapt and make room for cigarette breaks.”

The industry grew out of people converting cinemas. So the format tended to follow a cinema format", he commented. "You paid an entrance fee, had a bit of a pre-run and an interval, and then the main feature. We can be flexible; we can have shorter sessions or longer sessions."

"We don't think it is going to be a catastrophe. There's been a lot of scaremongering, and that may provide us with buying opportunities", he added.