Century Casino Central City named "Best Casino in Denver" for the fifth time

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, March 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Century Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ Capital Market®: CNTY) announced today that Century Casino & Hotel Central City has again been named "Best Casino in Denver" in a voting poll just concluded by Denver A-List. CityVoter.com tabulated the votes over a two-month period with 148 diverse business categories with over 78,000 votes across the Denver metropolitan region.

It is the fifth time in a row Century Casino & Hotel Central City wins the "Best Casino in Denver" title, competing against all other properties such as Monarch, Ameristar or Isle of Capri in the Black Hawk and Central City markets.

Commenting on the news, the Company's Co CEOs Erwin Haitzmann and Peter Hoetzinger remarked: "We are thrilled about winning the "Best Casino in Denver" title again this year. This is a great accomplishment by our dedicated management and staff at Century Casino & Hotel Central City. We are grateful for our loyal customers, who are voting for us year after year."

Century Casino & Hotel Central City enjoys an outstanding reputation for its hospitality and guest service. Century Casino & Hotel Central City offers 500 of the latest and most popular slot machines in the market, a restaurant, a deli and 26 beautifully appointed boutique style hotel rooms and suites. A 500 car covered parking garage directly adjacent to the casino and hotel provides easy accessibility from the Central City Parkway into town from Interstate 70.

About Century Casinos, Inc.:

Century Casinos, Inc. is an international casino entertainment company that operates worldwide. The Company owns and operates Century Casino & Hotels in Cripple Creek and Central City, Colorado, and in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and the Century Casino in Calgary and in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada. Through its Austrian subsidiary, Century Casinos Europe GmbH ("CCE"), the Company holds a 66.6% ownership interest in Casinos Poland Ltd., the owner and operator of eight casinos in Poland. The Company, through CCE, also holds a 75% ownership interest in both Century Downs Racetrack and Casino, which began operations in the north metropolitan area of Calgary, Alberta, Canada in April 2015, and Century Bets! Inc., which began operating the pari-mutuel off-track horse betting network in southern Alberta, Canada in May 2015. The Company operates 13 ship-based casinos with four cruise ship owners. The Company manages the operations of the casino at the Hilton Aruba Caribbean Resort and Casino. The Company, through CCE, also owns a 7.5% interest in, and provides consulting services to, Mendoza Central Entretenimientos S.A., a company that provides gaming-related services to Casino de Mendoza in Mendoza, Argentina. The Company continues to pursue other international projects in various stages of development.

Century Casinos' common stock trades on The NASDAQ Capital Market® under the symbol CNTY.

For more information about Century Casinos, visit our website at www.cnty.com.

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