{"id":2687,"date":"2020-01-23T10:20:47","date_gmt":"2020-01-23T10:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=2687"},"modified":"2026-04-24T08:38:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T11:38:41","slug":"mohegan-elliniko-bidding-casino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/mohegan-elliniko-bidding-casino","title":{"rendered":"Mohegan is the sole contender in the Elliniko bidding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The project from Mohegan Gaming to win a casino licence for the facility in Elliniko has been approved by the local commission.
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Greece.- The\u00a0Hellenic Gaming Commission<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(EEEP) has approved the project from Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment to build an integrated resort (IR) in Elliniko. This follows the rejection of Hard Rock International\u2019s bid, which was the other offer for the casino in Greece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Mohegan\u2019s bid was accepted, Hard Rock International has until February 3 to submit any objections to the decision to reject its proposal. Once received, the local commission has one month to assess such objections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hard Rock submitted documents that failed to pass the criteria<\/em><\/strong><\/a> to finance the project. It also didn\u2019t have the required construction experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When submitting the joint bid<\/em><\/strong><\/a> with Greek contractor GEK Terna for the 30-year licence to operate the casino in the old Athens airport, Mohegan said that preparing the plans took them at least two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mario Kontomerkos, CEO of Mohegan Gaming, said that these constructions usually take 24 to 36 months to complete and that Mohegan would comply with that timeline. The company\u2019s plans include two skyscrapers, inspired by Caryatids, female sculptures used to support a temple on the Acropolis Hill, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company that wins the tender will be in charge of building a casino of at least 1.2 hectares. It will also feature around 120 gaming tables and 1200 slots. The facility will also have a hotel, a conference centre and a sports centre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The project from Mohegan Gaming to win a casino licence for the facility in Elliniko has been approved by the local commission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2695,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The Hellenic Gaming Commission (EEEP) has approved Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment's integrated resort project in Elliniko, Greece, granting a 30-year casino license. This decision follows the rejection of Hard Rock International's bid due to deficiencies in financing and construction experience, though Hard Rock retains an objection period. Mohegan, in partnership with GEK Terna, plans a significant development including a 1.2-hectare casino with 120 gaming tables and 1200 slots, a hotel, and conference facilities.","focusai_entities":"Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment, Hard Rock International, Hellenic Gaming Commission (EEEP), GEK Terna, Mario Kontomerkos","focusai_location":"Greece, Elliniko, Athens","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.98), compliance_legal (0.92), operator_casino (0.95), investor_analyst (0.97), supplier_vendor (0.85), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Hard Rock Objection Impact","query":"What is the projected timeline and potential impact on Mohegan's project commencement if Hard Rock International's objection to the Hellenic Gaming Commission's decision is upheld?"},{"label":"Mohegan GGR Projections","query":"Given the proposed scale of 120 gaming tables and 1200 slots, what are the initial GGR and NGR projections for Mohegan's Elliniko integrated resort, and how do these compare to established European IRs?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16331,2234],"tags":[29,3338,7027],"class_list":["post-2687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casino-news","category-elsewhere-news","category-emea","tag-casino","tag-greece","tag-mohegan-gaming"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2687"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777041385,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2687\/revisions\/777041385"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}