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Century Casinos Announces the Opening of the Casino at Century Downs Racetrack and Casino in Calgary, Canada
With the casino open, Century is now preparing for the first weekend of harness racing, which is scheduled to start April 25, 2015 at 2:00 p.m.
Century Downs Racetrack and Casino is located less than one mile north of the city limits of Calgary and 4.5 miles from the Calgary International Airport. The location is ideally positioned exiting off the Queen Elizabeth II Highway, which is the main corridor between Calgary and Edmonton and one of the most heavily used highways in Western Canada , next to the CrossIron Mills shopping centre, a major regional attraction, and has the potential to capture both the north and the northwest Calgary markets, which do not currently have a casino.
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 . 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 nine casinos in Poland . The Company also owns 75% of United Horsemen of Alberta doing business as Century Downs Racetrack and Casino in the north metropolitan area of Calgary, Alberta, Canada , which includes a horse race track and gaming, restaurant and entertainment facilities. 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 . The concession agreements for the casinos aboard the Oceania Cruises ships (Regatta, Nautica, Insignia, Marina and Riviera) and Seven Seas Cruises ships (Seven Seas Voyager, Seven Seas Mariner and Seven Seas Navigator) will end effective June 1, 2015 . The Company manages the operations of the casino at the Radisson Aruba Resort, Casino & Spa in Aruba , Caribbean . 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 Mendoza Casino in Mendoza, Argentina . The Company, through CCE, also owns a 75% interest in Century Bets! Inc., which is expected to begin operating a pari-mutuel off-track betting network in Southern Alberta, Canada , in the second quarter of 2015. The Company 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.