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Forecourt operator launches game with £10,000 top prize

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Motor Fuel Group (MFG), which has well over 1,000 forecourt stores across the UK, is introducing its first “Wheel 2 Win” web app game with a £10,000 prize draw. The game is designed to boost footfall across MFG’s 1,200 Londis, Budgens and Morrisons Daily stores.…

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