The works for the location of the casino on the property in Gournes, Heraklion, Crete, which will be transferred to REDS after a tender of the HRDH, begin immediately.
The preparation of the competition for the casino license in Crete has started the Committee of Supervision and Control of Games (EEEP), with the aim of announcing as soon as possible, especially in the first quarter of the new year.
The goal of EEEP is to immediately start the cooperation with REDS of the Ellactor group, which has been declared the highest bidder with a bid of 40.2 million euros submitted in the electronic auction held earlier this year by HRDH.
Thus, the Commission will not wait for the final signing of the contract between HRDH and REDS, but comes in direct contact with the company to determine the location of the casino inside the property, as well as other details, such as building conditions etc. “We want to use the dead time until the final signatures, so that we can immediately announce the competition for the casino license”, a senior executive of EEEP tells Capital.gr.
At the same time, according to information, REDS is expected in the next period to assign an American group to carry out a feasibility study to make the decisions for the integrated tourist complex with casino (Integrated Resort Casino -IRC) that will be developed and managed by the winner of its competition. license, in the standards of Elliniko.
The property in Gournes, Heraklion, Crete, is a coastal area of 345,567 sq.m., which is located 13 km from the airport “Nikos Kazantzakis” and 16 km from the city of Heraklion. In the last 20 years, the Hellenic Center for Marine Research, the Aquarium “Thalassokosmos”, the International Exhibition and Conference Center of Crete, etc. have been developed in areas adjacent to the property.
The investment in Gournes, Heraklion, also known as “Mikro Elliniko”, is expected to be one of the largest tourism projects to be built in our country in the coming years. REDS plans to develop there hotels with tourist houses, a shopping center and a casino in a total investment that can reach up to 200 million euros, along with the price for the acquisition of the property (approximately 40.2 million euros).
Costas Ketsietzis
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Source From: Capital
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