COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.,
May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Century Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq and Vienna Stock Exchange: CNTY)
announced several new appointments in its corporate finance and
accounting departments today.
Margaret Stapleton has been
appointed Executive Vice President of Finance, effective
May 17, 2010. Ms. Stapleton has been
with the Company since 2005 and has over 29 years of experience in
corporate accounting and internal audit. She holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in Accounting from Regis
University, Denver,
Colorado. Michael Snider has
been appointed Vice President Reporting and Timothy Wright has been appointed Vice President
Accounting & Corporate Controller. Larry Hannappel has left the Company, effective
May 17, 2010.
"Margaret, Michael and Tim have been great additions to our
management team," said Erwin Haitzmann and Peter Hoetzinger, Co
CEOs of Century Casinos. "We look forward to their continuing
contributions to enhance our financial performance and increase our
efficiency."
About Century Casinos, Inc.:
Century Casinos, Inc. is an international casino entertainment
company that owns and operates the Womacks Casino & Hotel in
Cripple Creek, Colorado, the
Century Casino & Hotel in Central
City, Colorado, the Century Casino & Hotel in
Edmonton, Canada and the Silver
Dollar Casino in Calgary, Canada.
The Company also operates casinos aboard eight luxury cruise
vessels (Silver Cloud, Regatta, Insignia, Nautica, Mein Schiff, Wind Surf, Wind Star, Wind Spirit).
Through its Austrian subsidiary, Century Casinos Europe GmbH, the
Company holds a 33.3% ownership interest in Casinos Poland Ltd.,
the owner and operator of seven full casinos and one slot casino in
Poland. Century Casinos, Inc.
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 MarketĀ® and the Vienna Stock Exchange under the
symbol CNTY.
This release may contain "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of 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, expected competition, the impact of new
gaming laws, plans for our casinos and the impact of the economic
downturn. 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
sections entitled "Risk Factors" under Item 1A in our Annual Report
on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2010.
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.
SOURCE Century Casinos, Inc.