Century Casinos Completes Acquisition

Casino operator Century Casinos Inc. said Tuesday its Austrian unit completed the $8.7 million acquisition of Polish firm G5 Sp.z.o.o., which holds a 33.3 percent stake in Casinos Poland Ltd.

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Tue, March 13th, 2007

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