Tag Archives: Athens
Greece – Hellenic Gaming Commission confirms Mohegan Gaming has won Athens licence
Hellenic Gaming Commission has confirmed it has chosen Inspire Athens, a partnership between Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment and local company GEK TERNA for its new casino at the former Athens airport of Hellinikon, on the Athens seafront. Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis said: “The goal remains to have bulldozers at Hellinikon in early 2020.” The rival…
Greece – Mohegan Gaming unveils plans for Inspire Athens
Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment, and its Greek partner GEK TERNA, have lifted the curtain on their plans for Inspire Athens, its concept for the first Integrated Resort and Casino in Greece. The resort consists of a luxury hotel, entertainment venues, convention center, shopping, dining, casino, and a comprehensive mix of premium amenities. The development will…
Greece – Winner of Hellinikon casino tender to be named in two months
The winner of the tender of the Hellinikon casino, to be built at the former Hellenikon airport close to the Greek capital, will be announced in two months’ time, according to Greek Development & Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis. The final joint ministerial decision concerning construction and urban planning issues for the project has now been…
Greece – Hard Rock confirms its presence in Athens casino tender
Hard Rock International officially announced the company’s participation in the Greek Government’s RFP process to issue a license for an integrated resort and casino at the former Hellinikon Airport site in the historic city of Athens, Greece. During a local press conference at the company’s Hard Rock Cafe in Athens, Chairman and CEO of Hard…
Greece – Caesars and Genting rumoured to have run out of patience in Greece
Interest in operating the future casino at the former Hellenikon International Airport in Athens is reportedly subsiding for Caesars Entertainment and Genting Malaysia due to the continual delays to the project. Caesars is of course consumed by a $17.3bn takeover deal by Eldorado Resorts whose CEO Tom Reeg recently said that international expansion would have…
Greece – Regency Entertainment to relocate Athens licence to Marousi by 2021
Greek casino operator Regency Entertainment has confirmed it will relocate its Athens licence from Mont Parnes to the northeastern suburb of Marousi by 2021. The company will spend up to €200m to relocate the casino to a property at 55 stremma in Marousi, known as the Dilaveri estate. Alongside the casino, the property will also…
Greece – Five leading operators join race for Elliniko licence
Caesars Entertainment, Las Vegas Sands, Hard Rock Entertainment, Mohegan Sun and Melco Resorts are among a larger group of international operators that have lodged their interest in developing the Greek casino license in Elliniko. The Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC), who has the responsibility of awarding the much sought operating licenses, has told interested parties to…
Greece – Hellenic Gaming Commission launches Athens casino tender
The Holy Grail of the Greek casino sector, an operating licence in Athens, is up for grabs with the Government announcing that the Hellenic Gaming Commission (HGC), is initiating an international tender process for licensing, in Athens, for what it says will be ‘one of the first European Integrated Resort Casinos.’ Known as the Hellinikon…
Greece – Greece to launch tender for casino at former Hellenikon Athens airport
The Greek government has given the nod for a gaming committee to launch a tender for a new casino license at the former Hellenikon Athens airport. Reports out of the Greek media claim that US casino giant Caesars Entertainment has already lodged its interest in bidding for a casino license at Elliniko. Situated eight kilometres…
