{"id":3909,"date":"2020-02-27T12:46:47","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T12:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=3909"},"modified":"2026-04-24T07:29:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:29:45","slug":"melco-casino-cyprus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/melco-casino-cyprus","title":{"rendered":"Melco opens fourth casino in Cyprus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cyprus Casinos Paphos (C2 Paphos), joins its other establishments in the country: the C2 Ayia Napa, C2 Nicosia and C2 Larnaca satellite casinos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Cyprus.- <strong><em>Melco Resorts &amp; Entertainment<\/em><\/strong> has opened its fourth and final satellite casino in the island\u2019s main tourist area of Geroskipou. The new Cyprus Casinos Paphos (C2 Paphos), joins its other establishments in the country: the C2 Ayia Napa, C2 Nicosia and C2 Larnaca satellite casinos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are delighted to be launching our fourth and last satellite casino after the opening of C2 Limassol, the first licensed casino on the island, in June 2018,\u201d said Craig Ballantyne, Property President of City of Dreams Mediterranean and Cyprus Casinos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe strongly believe that C2 Paphos will further enhance the local touristic experience and attract more visitors to the district not only from Cyprus but also from abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The casino operator said <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/melco-crown-shares-casino\">Melco Resorts<\/a><\/em><\/strong> had designed the building housing the casino specially for Paphos. The property sits on a plot of 2,600 square metres and contains 550 square metres of floor space, with 50 gaming machines, a bar and on-site parking for guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Melco is also operating a temporary casino in Limassol while it develops the \u20ac550 million City of Dreams Mediterranean due to open in 2021. <br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyprus Casinos Paphos (C2 Paphos), joins its other establishments in the country: the C2 Ayia Napa, C2 Nicosia and C2 Larnaca satellite casinos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3746,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Melco Resorts & Entertainment has officially opened C2 Paphos, its fourth and final satellite casino in Cyprus, completing its regional network of gaming establishments. This expansion solidifies Melco's operational footprint in the Cypriot gaming vertical, complementing the temporary C2 Limassol and the forthcoming \u20ac550 million City of Dreams Mediterranean integrated resort. The new facility aims to enhance local tourism and attract international visitors.","focusai_entities":"Melco Resorts & Entertainment, Cyprus Casinos Paphos, C2 Ayia Napa, C2 Nicosia, C2 Larnaca, C2 Limassol, City of Dreams Mediterranean, Craig Ballantyne","focusai_location":"Cyprus, Paphos, Geroskipou, Ayia Napa, Nicosia, Larnaca, Limassol","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.8), compliance_legal (0.75), operator_casino (0.9), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.75), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Melco Cyprus Strategy","query":"What is Melco's projected GGR contribution from its satellite casino network in Cyprus, and how does this initial phase inform the operational strategy for the City of Dreams Mediterranean integrated resort?"},{"label":"Regulatory Impact","query":"How will the increased density of licensed gaming establishments in Cyprus impact the regulatory compliance burden and the enforcement of responsible gambling frameworks across the jurisdiction?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,16331],"tags":[29,665],"class_list":["post-3909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casino-news","category-elsewhere-news","tag-casino","tag-melco"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3909","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=3909"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777010409,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3909\/revisions\/777010409"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}