Century Casino Edmonton Presents The Yardbirds

Century Casino Edmonton Presents The Yardbirds

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Century Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNTY; Vienna Stock Exchange) announced today that its Century Casino & Hotel Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, proudly presents The Yardbirds performing on February 21, 2009 at its exclusive Century Casino Showroom.

Original members rhythm guitarist/bassist Chris Dreja and drummer Jim McCarty play their international hits like "Shapes of Things," "Heart Full of Soul," "For Your Love," "Over Under Sideways Down" and many more.

Members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, The Yardbirds are easily recognized as one of the most influential bands of the 1960's having boasted Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page in their line-up at different times between 1962 and 1968.

The Century Casino Showroom is one of the best venues for live music and entertainment in Alberta, Canada, featuring a dynamic line-up all over the year. For tickets and further information about upcoming concerts and events at the Century Casino & Hotel Edmonton please visit the website under http://www.cnty.com/casinos/edmonton/casino/promotions-events/.

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 and the vessels of Oceania Cruises and has an agreement to operate the casinos on all vessels (estimated to be three) put into service by TUI Cruises before December 31, 2012. 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 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 and under Part II. Item 1A in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 10, 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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Source: Century Casinos, Inc.

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

Web Site: http://www.centurycasinos.com/

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Profile: International Entertainment