Century Casinos to Acquire Second South African Casino

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado â (PRESS RELEASE) — Century Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq: CNTY) announced today that the Company’s South African subsidiary, Century Casinos Africa (Pty) Ltd., entered into definitive agreements to acquire 60% of all issued and outstanding shares of Balele Leisure (Pty) Ltd. (”Balele”) and to manage Balele’s entire casino, resort and hotel operations.

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Mon, November 21st, 2005

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