Mohegan Gaming Reveals Athens Casino Plans

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October 14th, 2019
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Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment has just disclosed its plans for the upcoming Athens casino resort. After Greece Hellenic Gaming Commission revealed that Mohegan and Hard Rock International are only two bidders for the resort, MGE operator has started with the final race. The winner of the tender will receive a 30-year license for €8b Hellinikon Integrated Casino. The upcoming venue will be situated on the former location of Athens International Airport.

MGE Announcement

Mohegan Gaming operator unveiled its plans for the Athens casino project on past Tuesday. The name of the project is INSPIRE Athens and Mohegan will work on it together with GEK Terna partner. Nevada-based company Steelman-Partners will be responsible for the design of the venue. The same operator has been working on several casino projects including Macau, Vietnam, Philippines and Naga Corp Naga3 in Cambodia.

Greek-American MGE CEO, Mario Kontomerkos, said that “INSPIRE Athens would be the catalyst that sparks the entire development of the Hellinikon area into the coveted Athenian Riviera, forever redefining the modern identity of Greece.”

Athens Casino Resort is based on classical Greek architecture style with elements of “a new stylistic narrative that inspires the region’s future.”

Content of the Resort:

The upcoming Casino resort will include several hotels, entertainment facilities, convention center, dining and shopping venues, casino as well as infinity pool which connects twin towers. The project will resemble Marina Bay Sands Resort located in Singapore.

Hard Rock International Plan

MGE rival for the casino resort, Hard Rock International, is yet to reveal plans for Athens casino project. Greek officials have extended the deadline for proposals several times due to bureaucracy. Chairman and CEO of Hard Rock International, Jim Allen, noticed:

“We have always believed Athens to be one of the world’s great gateway cities and Hard Rock International envisions creating a must-see destination that will help draw from the over 120m annual guests across 74 countries, driving year-round tourism and being an economic driver for Greece”.

Hard Rock International will need about 24-26 months to complete the project.

Source:

“Mohegan Gaming unveils INSPIRE Athens resort casino plans“, Steven Stradbrooke, calvinayre.com, October 8, 2019.

“Hard Rock and Mohegan Gaming Become the Only Participants in Race for Greece’s Hellinikon Casino Project“, Niji Narayan, europeangaming.eu, October 7, 2019.

“MGE operator has started with the final race”

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