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Greece Awards Hellinikon Project Casino License to Mohegan

The Hellenic Gaming Commission awarded the casino operating license at Hellinikon, south of Athens, to the consortium Mohegan Gaming Advisors - GEK Terna SA on Monday. Hard Rock International, the other candidate in the bidding process, has a 10-day deadline to...

"Inspire Athens": Mohegan's Plans for New Ellinikon Casino Revealed (video)

The American gaming giant Mohegan revealed its design on Tuesday for an Athens casino to be built at the former Hellenikon Airport south of the Greek capital. The casino, which is quite futuristic in appearance, will be named "Inspire Athens" and will...

Greece to Open International Bidding for Hellinikon Casino in October

The Greek government announced on Thursday that the long-delayed opening of the bidding process for the lone casino license of the €8 billion Hellinikon resort project will be take place on October 4. Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis said...

Greek Company to Build Europe's Largest Casino Resort on Cyprus (video)

Integrated Casino Resort Cyprus (ICR) announced on Tuesday that it had awarded the contract for the construction of Limassol’s "City of Dreams" Mediterranean Integrated Casino Resort to the Greek conglomerate Avax – Terna JV. According to the principal contract, construction...

Greece Opens Bidding for Hellenikon Casino

The Hellenic Gaming Commission announced on Friday that they would begin to accept bids for a license for a casino  to be opened at Hellinikon. The gaming facility would be part of the 8 billion euro project to develop Athens’ vast former...

Greece Sets Terms for Casino Licensing

The terms and conditions for the operation of casinos in Greece are included in an amendment being brought up on for discussion in the Greek Parliament on Thursday. The amendment will be presented by the country's Finance Ministry. Passage of...

Cyprus President Lays Foundation for 'Europe's Biggest Casino Resort'

Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday laid the foundation stone of a casino resort that, when completed near the city of Limassol, will be Europe’s biggest. Anastasiades said that the City of Dreams Mediterranean project is a “major milestone” for...

Europe's 'Largest Casino' to be Built in Cyprus (video)

Cyprus will host a ceremony on June 8 to mark the start of construction work on what is being billed as Europe’s largest casino with more than a hundred gambling tables and over a thousand slot machines. The casino will...

Caesars Entertainment ‘Among Bidders’ for Elliniko Casino in Greece

US giant Caesars Entertainment is reportedly interested in bidding for a casino license at Elliniko, the site of the former Athens airport, as the Greek government is preparing to launch a tender. A Finance Ministry official told Reuters that an...

Greek Casinos Could Start Giving Loans

A new bill tabled in the Greek parliament on Monday could allow casinos to lend money to reliable customers to gamble. In an omnibus bill being voted on today amid strikes and protests, there is a provision which will enable...