Century Casino Edmonton Presents B.J. Thomas and Chilliwack

Century Casino Edmonton Presents B.J. Thomas and Chilliwack

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Century Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq Capital Market and Vienna Stock Exchange: CNTY) announced today that its Century Casino & Hotel Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, proudly presents international superstar B.J. Thomas performing on August 20, 2009 and the popular Canadian rock band Chilliwack performing on August 22, 2009 at its exclusive Century Casino Showroom.

B.J. Thomas is known the world over for such hits as "Hooked On A Feeling", "Most Of All", "(Hey, Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song", and the Burt Bacharach and Hal David classic "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head", taken from the hit film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, which catapulted B.J. Thomas to the very top of the US billboard charts peaking all the way at number 1.

Lead singer, guitarist and founding member Bill Henderson brings his classic Canadian rock band Chilliwack to the Century Showroom. Chilliwack has been rocking Canada since its inception in 1970. Hit songs include "Fly At Night", "Crazy Talk", "Whatcha Gonna Do" and the US billboard top 20 "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)".

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 & Hotel in Cripple Creek, Colorado, the Century Casino & Hotel in Central City, Colorado, and the Century Casino & Hotel in Edmonton, Canada. The Company also operates casinos aboard five luxury cruise vessels (Silver Cloud, Regatta, Insignia, Nautica, Mein Schiff). Through its Austrian subsidiary, Century Casinos Europe GmbH, the Company holds a 33.3% ownership interest in Casinos Poland Ltd., the owner and operator of seven full casinos and one slot casino in Poland. Century Casinos, Inc. 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 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 include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the proceeds from our sale of Century Casinos Africa, progress at and plans for our casinos and the impact of economic downturn. 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 sections entitled "Risk Factors" under Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 16, 2009. 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.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact: sandra.grinschgl@cnty.com

Source: Century Casinos, Inc.

CONTACT: Peter Hoetzinger, Co CEO & President, +1-719-689-5813, +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