Since casinos started operating in the Republic of Cyprus the biggest winner has received €500,000 playing roulette at the casino in Limassol while the unluckiest loser has lost €130,000 also on the wheel of fortune.
‘Both times were on the roulette in Limassol which is the biggest source of revenue from a casino table game in Europe and the most popular,” said Craig Ballantyne, Property President of Cyprus Casinos.
But the government is also in the money with the Melco-backed Cyprus Casinos operation bringing in €6 mln in mainly tax revenues since the Limassol casino opened in June.
Cyprus Casinos Nicosia (C2 Nicosia) opened its doors to the public last week, it is the Republic’s first satellite casino following the successful launch of the pop-up C2 Limassol.
The Limassol casino is seeing 1700 visitors per day and around 600 are expected for the smaller Nicosia satellite. The overwhelming majority of visitors are Cypriot, although the big-time roulette winner was a foreign national.
Ballantyne said he was pleased to see the new Nicosia addition to the C2 portfolio.
He noted that “100 people have been employed at the location in Nicosia, bringing the total number of Melco staff in Cyprus to over 700 individuals, the vast majority being Cypriot citizens.”
C2 Nicosia is located near the Hilton Park hotel with a total area of 970 m2 and features five live tables and 50 slot machines.
It boasts a similar interior design and identity as C2 Limassol, offering the same high-quality experience and service visitors to the temporary casino have come to expect.
The Nicosia casino is open Monday to Friday from 3 pm. until 6 am (due to it being next to a private university). and 24-hours on weekends, public holidays and holiday seasons.
Visitors must be 21 years of age and above to enter and observe the responsible gaming policies of C2.
A second satellite casino is scheduled to open in Larnaca (C2 Larnaca) on Friday at Larnaca International Airport – there will be two locations – one in departures and the other at arrivals. These will operate 24/7 and only have slot machines.
There will a delay in the opening date of the Paphos satellite as a new venue is being sought due to parking problems with the original location.
However, Ayia Napa should get to see its satellite casino up and running around April 2019.
