Cyprus

First ever Cyprus Gaming Show dates announced; Limassol 12 – 13 September 2017

December 8, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Cyprus, Conferences / Trade Shows

Most gambling news coming out of Cyprus is either focused on Europe's first integrated resort and the largest casino in the region which is being built in the south by a consortium including Hong Kong-listed Ma...

Cyprus casino to be first integrated resort, largest gaming property in Europe

K Morrison

November 21, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Cyprus, Licenses

Energy, Tourism, and Commerce Minister Yiorgos Lakkotrypis (pictured on right) said on Friday that Cyprus’ casino is slated to be Europe’s largest, according to a Cyprus News Agency (CNA) report. Lakkotrypis...

Temporary Cyprus casino could open by late-2017

Adam Morgan

November 15, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Cyprus

After winning the right to build and operate the first integrated casino resort in Cyprus, the consortium led by Melco International Development Limited could now reportedly open a temporary training venue in L...

Imminent license award for Cyprus casino consortium

Adam Morgan

November 12, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Cyprus

After last week winning the right to build and operate the first integrated casino resort in Cyprus, the consortium led by Melco International Development Limited could now reportedly receive its license for th...

Cyprus government gives Melco-Hard Rock casino approval to proceed with construction phase

Renee Kingsley

November 5, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Cyprus

The Melco-Hard Rock Resorts Cyprus consortium recently announced that it had received approval from the government of the Republic of Cyprus to create a casino gaming venue. The Melco led consortium was initial...

Illegal casinos raided in Cyprus UN buffer zone

Lars Jones

November 2, 2016

Turkey, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino closures, Cyprus, Unlicensed Operation

The village of Pyla, located within the United Nations buffer zone on the divided island of Cyprus has seen illegal casinos raided and shut down following a five-hour operation that began at 4am today. Accordin...

Melco International Consortium is the only operator to submit a proposal for Cyprus casino

Renee Kingsley

October 6, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Cyprus, Licenses

Melco International Development Ltd led by Hong Kong tycoon Lawrence Yo confirmed that the Melco International Consortium met the October 5 deadline for submitting its final bid to obtain the single casino lice...

Melco confirms Hard Rock Phasouri consortium will tender bid for Cyprus casino

Martin Chua

September 30, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Cyprus, Licenses

Following the decision of NagaCorp Limited to pull out of the bidding process earlier this week, the race to build and operate the first casino resort for Cyprus is now down to just one candidate in a group led...

And then there was one: NagaCorp pulls out of Cyprus casino bid

K Morrison

September 29, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Cyprus, Licenses

The competition for a single casino license in Cyprus is down to one candidate, according to a filing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Wednesday by NagaCorp Ltd., stating that it would not be proceeding to the f...

NagaCorp still in the running for casino license in Cyprus

Sadonna Price

September 26, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Cyprus, Greece

Numerous reports surfaced over the weekend that state NagaCorp Ltd. is still in the running for a casino license in Cyprus. It was announced that NagaCorp, the casino operator that owns NagaWorld in Cambodia, w...

Bloomberry Resorts Corp withdraws bid for gaming license in Cyprus: Report

Renee Kingsley

September 20, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Cyprus, Licenses

Bloomberry Resorts Corp, the gaming operator in the Philippines was one of the three bidders shortlisted for the single casino license that is to be issued in the Republic of Cyprus. The Cyprus casino license g...

With Cyprus casino deadline approaching, only Melco-Hard Rock may be in the running

Sadonna Price

September 14, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Cyprus, Licenses

After seeing three different companies selected to compete for the only casino license in Cyprus, the race may now be down to just one contender as reports have surfaced that two applicants have been unable to ...

Cyprus casino process in question

Alex Lanter

June 14, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Cyprus, European Casino News, Licenses

Cyprus Government has granted a three-month extension to bids for its casino license following a request from Cambodia’s NagaCorp and Phillipine’s Bloomberry Resorts; these are two out of three companies in tot...

Casino race in Cyprus may be down to Larnaca and Limassol

K Morrison

May 4, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Cyprus, Licenses

The competition is heightening among the large property owners in Cyprus as the three contenders for the sole casino license on the eastern Mediterranean island prepare to choose the location for their investme...

Cyprus casino bidders named; Bloomberry, Hard Rock/Melco, NagaCorp

Lars Jones

March 15, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Cyprus, Licenses

As expected, officials in Nicosia today announced the final three contenders for a single casino license in Cyprus. The preferred bidders who will enter the final round with a clean slate and equal footing to w...