days, all casinos closed down for various periods of time ranging from 2 to 6 weeks; we closed down for 1 month and reopened at the end of February. Business as since slowly picked up again but the Market in general is approximately 50% behind 2010 figures.
Has anything changed under the new regime?
Nothing changed under the Military regime and following the results of the Parliamentary elections no changes have been announced. However, we still await the presidential election next year.
How did you get into the industry and how has your career brought you to your current position?
I am originally from Sanremo, in Italy, and was trained in casino games there, I than went to work in Holland than UK and many jurisdictions since like Yugoslavia, Turkey, Russia, Greece, Philippines and Spain with both Private and Hotel operators like Hilton and Hyatt, I joined Sheraton
What is the approximate breakdown of slot machine by manufacturer?
We have 10 Aristocrat Machines connected to a 3 tiers Mystery Jackpot, 20 IGT Machines Upright and Slant Tops connected to a 2 tiers Mystery Jackpot, 4 Atronic and 6 Alfastreet live Roulette connected to 2 live American Roulette tables.
What are the latest machines that are causing a stir on your floors?
Our Aristocrat Machines run a fairly old game “Queen of the Nile” but on the newest Viridian cabinet and platform, on IGT we have many different games including some of their best
in 1999 in Cairo at the El Gezirah Sheraton Casino, I went back to the UK for a brief period in 2004 when the hype of deregulation was at its peak and rejoined Sheraton in February 2006 to head the total renovation of the Cairo Sheraton Casino and have run the operation since.
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