City of Dreams Mediterranean officially opens

Melco Resorts and Entertainment officially opened City of Dreams Mediterranean in Limassol, Cyprus, after a soft opening in June¹. The company describes the property as Europe's largest integrated resort¹.

The venue cost 600 million euros, or about $650 million, and houses some 500 guest rooms and suites, 8,000 square meters of meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) space, an outdoor amphitheater, a family adventure park, dining and luxury retail¹. It also features a 7,500-square-meter casino with table games, a designated poker area, slot machines and live entertainment, plus a VIP members club¹.

The sources disagree on the opening date. The industry report says the property "officially opened on July 11 th"¹, while Melco's own corporate history says it "officially opened its doors in Limassol on Monday, 10 July"². Melco's property pages say only that it opened its doors to the public in July 2023³. Melco's background page describes it as Europe's first integrated resort and the largest premier integrated destination resort in the region, with a 14-story hotel offering 500 luxury rooms and suites and more than 8,000 square meters of convention and exhibition space⁵. Melco also operates three satellite casinos in Nicosia, Ayia Napa and Paphos under the Cyprus Casinos brand⁵.

Melco's Chairman and CEO Lawrence Ho said the opening "marks the start of the most exciting chapter" and "allows Cyprus to unlock new markets in the region and beyond"¹. Grant Johnson, Property Manager of City of Dreams Mediterranean, said "Cyprus is now ready to compete across Europe and the Middle East in luxury tourism and large-scale conferences"¹.

Melco's Cyprus presence dates to 2017, when a consortium between Melco International and Cyprus Phasouri (Zakaki) Limited obtained a 30-year license to develop and operate an integrated resort². A temporary casino, Cyprus Casinos Limassol, opened in June 2018, followed by satellite casinos in Nicosia and Larnaca in December 2018, Ayia Napa in July 2019 and Paphos in February 2020².

What it means for players

City of Dreams Mediterranean is in Cyprus, outside the Asian markets this guide covers, so it does not change the rules for gambling in Macau, the Philippines, Cambodia or elsewhere in Asia. For players in Asia, the practical link is the operator: Melco runs City of Dreams in Macau, City of Dreams Manila and the Mocha electronic gaming clubs in Macau⁵. Melco's Macau casino concession runs for ten years from January 1, 2023⁵. The Cyprus property's casino floor includes table games, poker, slots and live entertainment, but the sources do not state entry rules, minimum bets, currency used on the floor or whether foreign visitors face any restrictions. Those details have not been reported.

What happens next

No further steps for the Cyprus property are given in the sources. Melco's corporate history lists City of Dreams Sri Lanka as opening in August 2025, its first project in South Asia, with a 20-year casino license held by a Melco subsidiary⁵.