Jim Allen: ‘We’ll build more than just a casino at Elliniko’

"At Elliniko we want to develop an integrated tourism and entertainment complex that will be much more than just a box with slot machines and gaming tables," explains Jim Allen, the president of Hard Rock International, which is pulling out all the stops in its bid for the license to develop and operate an integrated casino complex at Elliniko in southern Athens. "In our estimate, the whole investment will be significantly higher than 1 billion euros."

The deadline for the submission of binding offers is the end of September, and Allen is very satisfied with the pace at which the new government and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis are moving ahead with the tender process for the development of the site which previously hosted Athens' international airport.
Also expressing his satisfaction at the fact that the US Embassy is "always there" to assist American businesses,...