Century Casinos Ranks First and Third in Community Choice Award in Edmonton, Alberta

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June 23, 2017/PRNewswire/ -- Century Casinos, Inc. (NASDAQ Capital Market®: CNTY) announced today that Century Casino & Hotel Edmonton won the "Metro Edmonton 2017 Community Choice Award" in the category "Best Casino/Slots".Century Casino St. Albert ranked third.

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Century Casino & Hotel Edmonton offers 800 of the latest and most popular slot machines, 35 live gaming tables, a high limit room, a Poker room, a restaurant, bars, a showroom, a comedy club, a hotel as well as covered and non-covered parking.

Century Casino St. Albert is located between St. Albert and Edmonton. It features 413 slot machines, 11 live gaming tables, a popular restaurant, a meeting venue and ample parking.

Commenting on the news, the Company's Co CEOs Erwin Haitzmann and Peter Hoetzinger said: "It is remarkable that all our properties in Edmonton have been voted in the top three casinos in this highly competitive gaming market."

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 six casinos in Poland. The Company, through CCE, also holds a 75% ownership interest in both Century Downs Racetrack and Casino, and Century Bets!, the operator of the pari-mutuel off-track horse betting network in Southern Alberta, Canada. The Company operates 14 casinos onboard ships with four different cruise lines. 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 is currently developing Century Mile Racetrack and Casino in Edmonton and a casino in Bath, England. The Company continues to pursue other international projects in various stages of development.

For more information about Century Casinos, visit our website at www.cnty.com. Century Casinos' common stock trades on The NASDAQ Capital Market® under the symbol CNTY.

This release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and 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 future results of operations, operating efficiencies, synergies and operational performance, the prospects for new projects and projects in development, including the cost of and timing for completion and opening of the Bath, England project, the ability to obtain regulatory and governmental approvals for the project, and its ability to provide an attractive return on investment, debt repayment, investments in joint ventures, outcomes of legal proceedings and plans for our casinos and our Company. 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 section entitled "Risk Factors" under Item 1A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016. 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.

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