Century Casinos Received Final Payment for the Sale of its South African Subsidiary

By Prne, Gaea News Network
Tuesday, October 13, 2009

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado -

Century Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ Capital Market(R) and Vienna Stock Exchange: CNTY) announced today that the company received the final outstanding payment of ZAR 98.8 million (approx. US$13.4 million) for the sale of its South African subsidiary Century Casinos Africa (Pty) Limited (”CCA”). This concludes the sales transaction of CCA as scheduled.

About Century Casinos, Inc.:

Century Casinos, Inc. is an international casino entertainment company that owns and operates the Womacks Casino & Hotel in Cripple Creek, Colorado, the Century Casino & Hotel in Central City, Colorado, and the Century Casino & Hotel in Edmonton, Canada. The Company also operates casinos aboard five luxury cruise vessels (Silver Cloud, Regatta, Insignia, Nautica, Mein Schiff). Through its Austrian subsidiary, Century Casinos Europe GmbH, the Company holds a 33.3% ownership interest in Casinos Poland Ltd., the owner and operator of seven full casinos and one slot casino in Poland. Century Casinos, Inc. continues to pursue other international projects in various stages of development.

For more information about Century Casinos, visit our website at 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 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.

Source: Century Casinos, Inc.

Peter Hoetzinger, Co CEO & President, +1-719-689-5813 , or +43-664-355-3935, peter.hoetzinger at cnty.com, or Larry Hannappel, Senior Vice President, +1-719-229-6448, larry.hannappel at cnty.com, both of Century Casinos, Inc.

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