Melco International rolls out the red carpet for ‘pop-up’ Cyprus casino

Casino operator Melco International Development has finally opened the doors of its temporary Cyprus casino to the public, according to the Cyprus Mail.

The $15 million C2 Cyprus casino welcomed its first guests on Thursday as part of Melco’s campaign for everyone to get a glimpse and experience their “renowned standards and quality of service,” according to Craig Ballantyne, president of an entity called City of Dreams Mediterranean and Cyprus Casinos.

Ballantyne said that the stand-in casino, occupying a 4,600-square-meter space that used to be a supermarket in Limassol, has 33 tables and 242 slot machines, a VIP gaming area, a restaurant and two bars serving food and drinks. The facility can accommodate up to 1,000 customers.

The ‘pop-up’ casino employs 593 people, 75 percent of them are Cypriots, according to the Melco Executive.