iGaming Business – Professional services company Deloitte has been selected by the Cypriot government to provide consulting services for the licensing of an integrated casino resort in the country. According to the Balkans.com website, Deloitte was awarded the contract following an international public tender procedure. Permanent Secretary of the Energy Ministry Stelios Chimonas signed the contract on behalf of the government. Deloitte held its first meeting on February 20 with the members of the Ministerial and Steering Committees that have been set up to proceed with the implementation of the project. SOURCE

From Cyprun-Mail – PAPHOS plans to lobby the government to change its recent decision to create one casino resort rather than give out licences to each district. Andreas Soteriades, Secretary of SEKO Paphos – the Coordinating Committee of Parties and Organisations – told the Cyprus Mail that a special meeting has been called for this coming Saturday to discuss the matter in more depth. “Representatives of local hotels, shops and other organisations, as well as the mayors from the district will discuss what we can do to ensure Paphos is able to have a casino,” he said. “It will be…