COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Century Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNTY; VSE) announced today that its Century Casino & Hotel in Edmonton, Canada, will host the St. Patrick's Day Poker Tournament from March 10 - 15, 2008. The format is a six-day Texas Hold' Em tournament. Play starts daily at 7:30 PM with the top ten of each day advancing to the finals on March 15 at 2:00 PM. For further information about the tournament schedule and rules, including price structure and levels, as well as for registration for the tournament, please visit: http://www.cnty.com/casinos/edmonton/casino/players-club/. A live concert by two popular bands, Harlequin and Prism, will also take place at the 400-seat Century Showroom on March 15, the day of the Poker Tournament finals. This will be followed by concerts of April Wine on March 20 and Ian Mitchell's Bay City Rollers on March 21. Alannah Myles, a true Canadian rock icon, will perform live on April 5. 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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