Century Casinos Acquires 33.3% Ownership Interest in Casinos Poland Ltd.

Century Casinos, Inc. announced today that the Company’s Austrian subsidiary, Century Casinos Europe GmbH, has completed the previously announced acquisition of 100% of G5 Sp.z.o.o., a Polish company, which holds 33.3% of all issued and outstanding shares of Casinos Poland Ltd.

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Tue, March 13th, 2007

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