COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Effective today, Century's two Colorado casinos have raised their maximum bet limit to $100 per game (from $5) and have introduced the games of roulette and craps. The casinos will also be allowed to be open 24 hours a day.

The Womacks Casino & Hotel in Cripple Creek and the Century Casino & Hotel in Central City have a combined 975 slot machines, 15 table games, 6 player banked poker games, 47 hotel rooms and 3 dining facilities with seating for 185 patrons.

The introduction of the higher limits, new games and longer opening hours is expected to substantially increase the Colorado casino market and to have a positive impact on the company's Colorado operations.

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, and the Century Casino & Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The Company also operates casinos aboard five luxury cruise vessels (Silver Cloud, Regatta, Insignia, Nautica, Mein Schiff). 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 include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the proceeds from and the closing of 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.

SOURCE Century Casinos, Inc.