Century Casinos Now Offering New Games, Higher Limits and Longer Opening Hours in Colorado
July 02 2009 - 5:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Effective
today, Century's two Colorado casinos have raised their maximum bet
limit to $100 per game (from $5) and have introduced the games of
roulette and craps. The casinos will also be allowed to be open 24
hours a day. The Womacks Casino & Hotel in Cripple Creek and
the Century Casino & Hotel in Central City have a combined 975
slot machines, 15 table games, 6 player banked poker games, 47
hotel rooms and 3 dining facilities with seating for 185 patrons.
The introduction of the higher limits, new games and longer opening
hours is expected to substantially increase the Colorado casino
market and to have a positive impact on the company's Colorado
operations. 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, and the
Century Casino & Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The
Company also operates casinos aboard five luxury cruise vessels
(Silver Cloud, Regatta, Insignia, Nautica, Mein Schiff).
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 include, but are not limited to,
statements regarding the proceeds from and the closing of our sale
of Century Casinos Africa, progress at and plans for our casinos
and the impact of 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 16,
2009. 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, +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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