COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Century Casinos,Inc. (Nasdaq: CNTY; Vienna Stock Exchange) announced today that its CenturyCasino & Hotel in Edmonton, Canada, will host the 1st Annual Celebrity PokerTournament in support of the MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Society of Alberta onJune 14, 2008.
This celebrity poker tournament will feature stars of Canada's mostpopular TV show 'Corner Gas', namely Tara Spencer-Nairn and Lorne Cardinal.Other confirmed celebrities include former Edmonton Eskimo Football GreatSingor Mobley, as well as Playboy model and WWE Diva Rochelle Loewen.
Local media will also be represented including CISN morning man Sean Burkealong with local poker legend Sandra Sperounes from the Edmonton Journal, andGene Principe from Sportsnet, the commentator of the world-famous hockey team,the Edmonton Oilers.
The tournament is limited to 77 entries and commences at 2:00 p.m. MDT onJune 14 in Century Casino's new 24 hour poker room. On the day of thetournament, a silent auction will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. MDT toraise funds in support of the MS Society. In addition, a portion of theregistration fees will be donated directly to the MS Society.
For further information about the tournament and registration, pleasevisit our website underhttp://www.cnty.com/casinos/edmonton/casino/promotions-events/.
About Century Casinos, Inc.:
Century Casinos, Inc. is an international casino entertainment companythat owns and operates the Womacks Casino and Hotel in Cripple Creek,Colorado, the Century Casino & Hotel in Central City, Colorado, the CenturyCasino & Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and the Century Casino Millenniumin the Marriott Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic. The Company also operatescasinos aboard the Silver Cloud, The World of ResidenSea, and the vessels ofOceania Cruises. Through its subsidiary Century Casinos Africa (Pty) Limited,it owns and operates The Caledon Hotel, Spa & Casino near Cape Town, SouthAfrica, as well as 60% of, and provides technical casino services to, CenturyCasino Newcastle, in Newcastle, South Africa. Furthermore, the Company'sAustrian subsidiary, Century Casinos Europe GmbH, holds a 33.3% ownershipinterest in Casinos Poland Ltd, the owner and operator of seven full casinosand one slot casino in Poland. The Company continues to pursue otherinternational projects in various stages of development.
For more information about Century Casinos, visit our website athttp://www.centurycasinos.com. Century Casinos' common stock trades on TheNASDAQ Capital Market(R) and the Vienna Stock Exchange under the symbol CNTY.
This release may contain 'forward-looking statements' within the meaningof the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements arebased on the beliefs and assumptions of the management of Century Casinosbased on information currently available to management. Such forward-lookingstatements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that couldcause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed orimplied by such forward-looking statements. Important factors that could causeactual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statementsinclude, among others, the risks described in the section entitled 'RiskFactors' 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 anyforward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by it or on itsbehalf.
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