Century Casino & Hotel Edmonton, Canada, Successful with 24-Hour Poker

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Century Casinos, Inc. announced that the introduction of non-stop, 24-hour poker, open daily, at the Century Casino & Hotel in Edmonton, Canada, which started at the beginning of Q4 2007, is continuing to contribute positively to the increased revenue and visitation of the casino.

In order to help meet strong customer demand, Century Casino Edmonton is adding three more poker tables in Q1 of 2008, bringing the number of poker tables to a total of nine.

The casino currently offers regular Texas Hold' Em Poker tournaments weekly on Thursdays and Sundays and attracts a broad spectrum of players of all ages from the greater Edmonton area as well as tourists.

The 24-hour poker action, set in a spacious area with plasma televisions to catch the latest sport scores accompanied by a grand fire place, also benefits from the free underground heated parking, especially during the long Canadian winters. In addition to Poker, the casino offers 31 table games such as Roulette, Baccarat, Black Jack and Craps as well as 650 state-of-the-art slot machines.

Century Casino Showroom

The showroom at the Edmonton Century Casino & Hotel is considered to be one of the most popular venues for live music in Alberta, Canada, offering tiered seating, beautiful site lines and excellent sound and lights for a wonderful night out.

Having featured Lovin' Spoonful at the Century Showroom on January 13th, among the up-coming concerts and events will be Chad and Jeremy, Chilliwalk and Dr. Hook during the month of February, Lee Aaron and Ian Mitchell Bay City Rollers in March, and Trini Lopez and Bobby Vinton in April and May, respectively.

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.

News Added: 24 January, 2008

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