{"id":30842,"date":"2016-12-02T09:35:58","date_gmt":"2016-12-02T09:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/?p=30842"},"modified":"2016-12-02T09:35:58","modified_gmt":"2016-12-02T09:35:58","slug":"genting-open-cairo-casino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/genting-open-cairo-casino\/","title":{"rendered":"Genting open Cairo Casino"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/genting-uk.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-29157\" src=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/genting-uk-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"genting-uk\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/genting-uk-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gaming-awards.com\/NEWS\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/genting-uk.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Genting UK the casino operator has opened their latest casino in Cairo called Crockfords aimed at wealth tourists and business travellers coming to Egypt. Named after the London Mayfair casino Genting have spent some \u00a32.5 million opening Crockfords in Cairo which has 12,500 square feet of gaming space, which houses 15 gaming tables, 30 slot machines and 10 electronic roulette terminals.<\/p>\n<p>Genting president and COO Paul Willcock said: \u201cThis is a tremendously exciting development for Genting as we expand our reach into Europe and the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have created a luxury casino under the famous Mayfair brand of Crockfords, which will bring a unique gaming experience for our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The opening of the Cairo casino comes on the back of Genting UK closing their former flagship casino in Birmingham called Star City with the loss of 200 jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Local gamblers in Cairo are not allowed to gamble in casinos and only overseas guests are allowed to enter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Genting UK the casino operator has opened their latest casino in Cairo called Crockfords aimed at wealth tourists and business travellers coming to Egypt. 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