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Century Casinos awarded license to operate off-track horse betting network throughout Southern Alberta, Canada
"This license will enable us to professionally develop and operate off-track betting offerings throughout Southern Alberta ," Erwin Haitzmann and Peter Hoetzinger, the company's Co CEOs said. "It is an exciting time in the pari-mutuel industry with various new technologies that will assist in growing and servicing the Alberta off-track betting network," they continued.
HRA is a not-for-profit corporation, which reports to the Ministry of Finance and Agriculture & Rural Development and is responsible for regulating the horse racing industry in Alberta by authority of the Horse Racing Alberta Act.
Century Casinos, Inc. is an international casino entertainment company that operates 30 casinos 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, Alberta, Canada . The Company also operates casinos aboard 15 luxury cruise vessels (Regatta, Nautica, Insignia, Marina, Riviera, Mein Schiff 1, Mein Schiff 2, Mein Schiff 3, Wind Surf, Wind Star, Wind Spirit, Star Pride , Seven Seas Voyager, Seven Seas Mariner and Seven Seas Navigator) and the casino on the cruise ferry Nova Star . Through its Austrian subsidiary, Century Casinos Europe GmbH, the Company holds a 66.6% ownership interest in Casinos Poland Ltd, the owner and operator of nine casinos in Poland . The Company also manages the operations of the casino at the Radisson Aruba Resort, Casino & Spa in Aruba , Caribbean . Also through its Austrian subsidiary, the Company purchased a 7.5% interest in Mendoza Central Entretenimientos S.A. („MCE"), which currently leases approx. 600 slot machines to Casino de Mendoza, Argentina . The Company and MCE have entered into a consulting service agreement, pursuant to which the Company will provide advice to MCE on casino matters. The Company is currently developing a project in the north metropolitan area of Calgary, Alberta, Canada that will include a horse race track and other gaming, restaurant and entertainment facilities. Century Casinos, Inc. continues to pursue other international projects in various stages of development.
For more information about Century Casinos, visit our website at www.centurycasinos.com. Century Casinos' common stock trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market® under the symbol CNTY.