COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. , Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Century Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ Capital Market(R) and Vienna Stock Exchange: CNTY) announced today that Casinos Poland will host the grand Polish Black Jack Open Final at its casino in the Novotel Bronowice Hotel in Krakow on October 11, 2008 .
The prize pool amounts to PLN 18,777.77 or approx. $7,500 . The main prize is the participation in the Baltic Sea Black Jack Tournament, which will take place in Tallin, Estonia , on October 25, 2008 . The contestants of the Baltic Sea Tournament will play for prizes totalling up to euro 55,500 or approx. $76,400 .
Eliminations took place between September 22 and October 5, 2008 in the following casinos of Casinos Poland: the Casino in the Marriott Hotel in Warsaw , the Casino in the Hyatt Hotel in Warsaw , the Casino in the Hotel HP Park Plaza in Wroclaw, the Casino in the Novotel Bronowice Hotel in Krakow, the Casino in the Hotel Polonez in Poznan and the Casino in the Altus building in Katowice . Local finals have been carried out in all casinos on October 6 and 7, 2008.
Century Casinos holds a 33.3% stake in Casinos Poland Ltd. since March 2007 . Casinos Poland is the market leader in Poland with a 50% share of the Polish casino market. The company owns and operates seven casinos in international four and five star hotels and one slot casino throughout Poland .
For further information about events of Casinos Poland Ltd. please visit the website under http://casinospoland.pl/en/index.php.
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 17, 2008 . 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.
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