Tag: Casino Licence

Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban’s government has extended one of his main supporter’s Budapest casino licences until 2056.

Steve Norton, chairman and CEO of Norton Management and a former casino executive holding senior roles at Sands, Gold River Gaming and Argosy Gaming among others, looks at some of the contradictions in the national attitude towards gambling and discusses what the country’s government could do to make its first tranche of licences more attractive for major international operators.

The Andorran Gaming Control Board (CRAJ) has once again rejected granting a licence for a casino in the microstate’s capital to local company Jocs SA.

In a last minute u-turn, the Andorran Gaming Control Board (CRAJ) has suspended granting a licence to local company Jocs SA for a casino in the microstate’s capital, Andorra la Vella. In a statement, the regulator confirmed that the decision had been made during a meeting on 30 January, after the CRAJ found “deficiencies” in the proposal presented by Jocs...

The tender for a casino licence as part of a multi-billion-euro Hellinikon integrated resort project continues to experience delays while only three US operators remain in the running. Of the six operators originally said to be interested in bidding for the casino concession at the former site of the Ellinikon International Airport in Athens, three have since pulled out. Las Vegas...

A number of major operators are reported to be interested in the licence to develop a casino as part of the €8bn Hellinikon project in Athens. Five major gaming operators have expressed interest in the casino licence at the former site of the Ellinikon International Airport in Athens following pre-tender consultations with potential investors by the national regulator. The Hellenic Gaming...

Andalusia’s regional government has begun a licence tender to operate a casino in the province of Granada, which it claims could support the local tourist industry and generate 200 jobs. The details of the public tender for a licence to operate a new casino in Granada have been published in the Regional Government of Andalusia’s Official Bulletin. Signed by both the...

The Cypriot cabinet has rubber-stamped the licence deal with the only bidder, Melco-Hard Rock casino consortium, in a tender to build the first of five casinos in the country. The consortium, made up of two of the world’s biggest casino brands was the only potential developer to submit a bid by the deadline of October 2016 and will now receive...