COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.,
May 25, 2015 /CNW/ -- Century
Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ Capital Market®: CNTY) announced
the successful opening of three additional casinos on cruise
ships.
The brand new Mein Schiff 4 of
TUI Cruises, a joint venture between Royal Caribbean Cruises and
German tour operator TUI, has a capacity of 2,500 passengers and
will focus on the premium all-inclusive market. The
state-of-the-art casino on Mein
Schiff 4 features 15 slot machines as well as live and
electronic gaming tables.
The Star Legend and Star Breeze
are the newest additions to the Windstar Cruises fleet. Both
luxurious motor yachts have a capacity of 212 passengers. Each
casino features two black jack tables and eleven slot machines. In
2014, Windstar Cruises was ranked #1 Small Ship Cruise Line in
Conde Nast Traveler's prestigious Readers Choice Awards, and #2
Small Ship Cruise Line in Travel + Leisure's World's Best
Awards.
About Century Casinos, Inc.:
Century Casinos, Inc. is
an international casino entertainment company that operates
worldwide. The Company owns and operates Century Casino &
Hotels in Cripple Creek and
Central City, Colorado, and in
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and the
Century Casino in Calgary, Alberta,
Canada. Through its Austrian subsidiary, Century Casinos
Europe GmbH ("CCE"), the Company holds a 66.6% ownership interest
in Casinos Poland Ltd., the owner and operator of nine casinos in
Poland. The Company also owns 75%
of United Horsemen of Alberta
doing business as Century Downs Racetrack and Casino in the north
metropolitan area of Calgary, Alberta,
Canada, which includes a horse race track and gaming,
restaurant and entertainment facilities. The Company also operates
casinos aboard 14 luxury cruise vessels (Nautica, Mein Schiff 1, Mein
Schiff 2, Mein Schiff 3,
Mein Schiff 4 Wind Surf, Wind Star,
Wind Spirit, Star Pride,
Star Breeze, Star Legend, Seven Seas
Voyager) and the casino on the cruise ferry Nova Star. The concession agreements for the
casinos aboard the Oceania Cruises ships (Regatta, Nautica,
Insignia, Marina and Riviera) and Seven Seas Cruises ships (Seven
Seas Voyager, Seven Seas Mariner and Seven Seas Navigator) will end
effective June 1, 2015. The Company
manages the operations of the casino at the Radisson Aruba Resort,
Casino & Spa in Aruba,
Caribbean. The Company, through
CCE, also owns a 7.5% interest in, and provides consulting services
to, Mendoza Central Entretenimientos S.A., a company that provides
gaming-related services to Mendoza
Casino in Mendoza, Argentina. The Company, through CCE, also owns
a 75% interest in Century Bets! Inc., which is operating a
pari-mutuel off-track betting network in Southern Alberta, Canada. The Company
continues to pursue other international projects in various stages
of development.
For more information about Century Casinos, visit our website at
www.centurycasinos.com. Century Casinos' common stock trades on The
NASDAQ Capital Market® under the symbol CNTY.
This release may contain "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of the
management of Century Casinos based on information currently
available to management. Such forward-looking statements include,
but are not limited to, statements regarding future results of
operations, operating efficiencies, synergies and operational
performance, development of and the prospects for the Century Downs
Racetrack and Casino project, debt repayment, investments in joint
ventures, outcomes of legal proceedings and plans for our casinos
and our Company. Such forward-looking statements are subject to
risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from future results expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from the
forward-looking statements include, among others, the risks
described in the section entitled "Risk Factors" under Item 1A in
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. Century Casinos disclaims any
obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement that
may be made from time to time by it or on its behalf.
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