Century Casino & Hotel Edmonton, Canada, Successful with 24-Hour Poker
January 24 2008 - 6:45AM
PR Newswire (US)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Century
Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNTY; VSE) announced that the introduction
of non-stop, 24-hour poker, open daily, at the Century Casino &
Hotel in Edmonton, Canada, which started at the beginning of Q4
2007, is continuing to contribute positively to the increased
revenue and visitation of the casino. In order to help meet strong
customer demand, Century Casino Edmonton is adding three more poker
tables in Q1 of 2008, bringing the number of poker tables to a
total of nine. The casino currently offers regular Texas Hold' Em
Poker tournaments weekly on Thursdays and Sundays and attracts a
broad spectrum of players of all ages from the greater Edmonton
area as well as tourists. The 24-hour poker action, set in a
spacious area with plasma televisions to catch the latest sport
scores accompanied by a grand fire place, also benefits from the
free underground heated parking, especially during the long
Canadian winters. In addition to Poker, the casino offers 31 table
games such as Roulette, Baccarat, Black Jack and Craps as well as
650 state-of-the-art slot machines. Century Casino Showroom The
showroom at the Edmonton Century Casino & Hotel is considered
to be one of the most popular venues for live music in Alberta,
Canada, offering tiered seating, beautiful site lines and excellent
sound and lights for a wonderful night out. Having featured Lovin'
Spoonful at the Century Showroom on January 13th, among the
up-coming concerts and events will be Chad and Jeremy, Chilliwalk
and Dr. Hook during the month of February, Lee Aaron and Ian
Mitchell Bay City Rollers in March, and Trini Lopez and Bobby
Vinton in April and May, respectively. 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 Central
City, Colorado, the Century Casino & Hotel in Edmonton,
Alberta, Canada, and the Century Casino Millennium in the Marriott
Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic. The Company also operates casinos
aboard the Silver Cloud, The World of ResidenSea, and the vessels
of Oceania Cruises. 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, 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
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 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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