Century Casinos Announces Opening of Casino at Hilton Hotel in Warsaw, Poland
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June 12, 2017 /CNW/ -- Century Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ Capital Market®: CNTY) announced the opening of the casino at Hilton Hotel in Warsaw, Poland. The casino is operated by the company`s majority owned subsidiary, Casinos Poland Ltd.
At 09:00 p.m. CET on June 9, 2017, over 1000 guests were welcomed by Casinos Poland`s staff and were invited to explore the newly refurbished casino, featuring 70 gaming machines, 24 gaming tables and a bar and lounge area.
The 17,000 square feet gaming floor is the largest gaming floor offered in Poland. The location is well established, as Casinos Poland`s main competitor in the Warsaw market used to operate its flagship casino there until their casino license expired in late 2016.
"We are excited about this new location and believe it has the potential to contribute significantly to Casinos Poland's successful performance," Erwin Haitzmann and Peter Hoetzinger, Co Chief Executive Officers of Century Casinos, said.
About Century Casinos, Inc.:
Century Casinos, Inc. is an international casino entertainment company that operates worldwide. The Company owns and operates Century Casino & Hotels in Cripple Creek and Central City, Colorado, and in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and the Century Casino in Calgary and in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada. Through its Austrian subsidiary, Century Casinos Europe GmbH ("CCE"), the Company holds a 66.6% ownership interest in Casinos Poland Ltd., the owner and operator of six casinos in Poland. The Company, through CCE, also holds a 75% ownership interest in both Century Downs Racetrack and Casino, which began operations in the north metropolitan area of Calgary, Alberta, Canada in April 2015, and Century Bets! Inc., which began operating the pari-mutuel off-track horse betting network in southern Alberta, Canada in May 2015. The Company operates 13 ship-based casinos with four cruise ship owners. The Company manages the operations of the casino at the Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort and Casino. The Company, through CCE, also owns a 7.5% interest in, and provides consulting services to, Mendoza Central Entretenimientos S.A., a company that provides gaming-related services to Casino de Mendoza in Mendoza, Argentina. The Company continues to pursue other international projects in various stages of development.
Century Casinos' common stock trades on The NASDAQ Capital Market® under the symbol CNTY.
For more information about Century Casinos, visit our website at www.cnty.com.
This release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and 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 future results of operations, operating efficiencies, synergies and operational performance, the prospects for new projects and projects in development, including Century Mile and the Palace Hotel restoration, the anticipated timing and costs of the Century Mile and Palace Hotel projects, debt repayment, investments in joint ventures, outcomes of legal proceedings and plans for our casinos and our Company. 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 for the year ended December 31, 2016. 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, +43 664 355 3935, [email protected], http://www.cnty.com
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