CNTY Century Casinos Inc

Century Casinos Announces Eighth Cruise Ship Casino Opening CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., April 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Century Casinos, Inc. announced today that on April 10, 2004 it opened a casino aboard the Nautica, the luxurious, 684 passenger cruise ship operated by Oceania Cruises, a Miami, Florida, based cruise line catering to the high-end segment of the cruise industry. The casino is equipped with 42 slot machines and 3 gaming tables. The Nautica commenced its inaugural voyage on April 10, 2004 and will cruise the Mediterranean Sea until November 2004. It will then resume operations in the spring of 2005. "We are delighted to be the exclusive casino operator aboard the luxury cruise vessels of Oceania, and by the expansion in our cruise ship segment," said Erwin Haitzmann, Chairman and CEO. In addition to operating the casinos aboard Oceania Cruises' Regatta, Insignia and Nautica, Century Casinos has the first right of refusal for casinos aboard any new ships that Oceania may bring into service, pursuant to a long term casino concession agreement. Together with the casinos on board the vessels of Silversea Cruises and The World of Residensea, Century Casinos now operates casinos on a total of eight cruise ships with over 360 gaming positions. About Century Casinos, Inc: Century Casinos is an international casino company that owns and operates Womacks Casino and Hotel in Cripple Creek, Colorado; owns and operates The Caledon Casino, Hotel & Spa near Cape Town, South Africa; operates the casinos aboard the ultra-luxury vessels of Silversea Cruises, The World of ResidenSea, and Oceania Cruises; and owns 50% of, and provides technical casino services to the Casino Millennium in the Marriott Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic. The Company continues to pursue other international projects in various stages of development. The address for the U.S. offices is 157 E. Warren Ave. (P.O. Box 1006), Cripple Creek, CO, 80813. Telephone: (719) 689-9100. Fax: (719) 689-5782. E-Mail: . For more information about Century Casinos, visit the Company's web site at http://www.centurycasinos.com/ . Century Casinos' common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market(R) under the symbol CNTY. This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Among the other important factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are economic, competitive, and governmental factors affecting the company's operations, markets, services and prices, as well as other factors detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its recent filings on Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8K. 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. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020328/LATH096LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Century Casinos, Inc. CONTACT:Larry Hannappel of Century Casinos, Inc., +1-719-689-9100, or Web site: http://www.centurycasinos.com/

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