Newcastle Radio Station Opens Broadcasting Studio at Century Casino Newcastle
November 09 2007 - 10:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Century
Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNTY; Vienna Stock Exchange) announced today
that Newcastle Community Radio Station ("NCRS"), a very popular
local radio station with 300,000 listeners, has relocated its
broadcasting studio to Century Casino's casino and hotel resort in
Newcastle, South Africa, effective November 8, 2007. In exchange
for a newly equipped broadcasting studio at Century Casino's
property, NCRS will advertise Century Casinos' casino and hotel
resort in Newcastle. The initial five-year contract was celebrated
with a big opening event on November 8, 2007, broadcasted live to
the station's listeners and, through video walls, to the casino's
guests. NCRS' opening ceremony at Century Casino Newcastle included
a gala dinner for 150 VIP guests including His Majesty King
Goodwill Zwelethini, King of Kwazulu-Natal, as well as Prince Dr.
M. G. Buthelezi, Mr. Dube, Mayor of Newcastle, and Mr. M.D.
Nkabinde, Chairman of the Board of NCRS, as well as many other
personalities. The dinner was followed by the unveiling of the new
studio by His Majesty King Goodwill Zwelethini, Erwin Haitzmann und
Peter Hoetzinger, Co CEOs Century Casinos, and Vivian Reddy, 40%
partner in Century Casino Newcastle. The official opening was
concluded with a grand fireworks display. Century Casino Newcastle,
situated in South Africa's Kwazulu-Natal province, half-way between
Durban and Johannesburg, is a one stop entertainment, leisure and
conferencing destination. The property features 12,000 square feet
of casino gaming floor, with seven gaming tables, 250 slot
machines, food and beverage amenities, a show stage, as well as a
supervised kids entertainment area. The complex also includes a
four star, 40 room hotel, meeting and conference facilities, as
well as a spa and wellness center with a wide range of beauty and
relaxation treatments. About Century Casinos, Inc: Century Casinos,
Inc. is an international casino entertainment company that owns and
operates the Womacks Casino and Hotel in Cripple Creek, Colorado,
the Century Casino & Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;
operates the casinos aboard the Silver Cloud, The World of
ResidenSea, and the vessels of Oceania Cruises; owns a 65% interest
in, and has a management contract for, Century Casino & Hotel
in Central City, Colorado. Through its subsidiary Century Casinos
Africa (Pty) Limited, it owns and operates The Caledon Hotel, Spa
& Casino near Cape Town, South Africa, as well as 60% of, and
provides technical casino services to, Century Casino Newcastle, in
Newcastle, South Africa. Furthermore, the Company's Austrian
subsidiary, Century Casinos Europe GmbH, owns and operates the
Century Casino Millennium in the Marriott Hotel in Prague, Czech
Republic and holds a 33.3% ownership interest in Casinos Poland
Ltd, the owner and operator of seven full casinos and one slot
casino in Poland. The Company continues to pursue other
international projects in various stages of development. For more
information about Century Casinos, visit our new website at
http://www.centurycasinos.com/. Century Casinos' common stock
trades on The NASDAQ Capital Market(R) 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,
statements regarding revenue growth, marketing efforts, progress at
our casinos, gaming market growth, the impact of improvements at
our properties and the impact of the Colorado law banning smoking
in casinos. 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 filed on March 16, 2007. 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. DATASOURCE:
Century Casinos, Inc. CONTACT: Peter Hoetzinger, Co CEO &
President, +1-719-689-5813, or +43 664 355 3935, , or Larry
Hannappel, Senior Vice President, +1-719-229-6448, , both of
Century Casinos, Inc. Web site: http://www.centurycasinos.com/
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