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Century Casinos announces launch of iGaming offered by its Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort in West Virginia
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Century Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq Capital Market®: CNTY) ("Century Casinos" or the "Company") announced
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[{"type":"text","content":"COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., April 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Century Casinos, Inc. (Nasdaq Capital Market®: CNTY) (\"Century Casinos\" or the \"Company\") announced today that the Company's partners Rush Street Interactive and William Hill launched their online casino platforms in West Virginia using Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort's license.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nFollowing the approval by the West Virginia Lottery, Rush Street Interactive launched its online casino BetRivers.com on April 12, William Hill Casino launched on April 13.\nThe West Virginia Lottery Interactive Wagering Act, which became law on March 27, 2019, legalizes online casino gambling in West Virginia. It provides one iGaming license for each of the five casinos in the Mountain State, and three iGaming skins per iGaming license. Century's Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort has agreements with William Hill for two of its iGaming skins and with Rush Street Interactive for one skin. Pertaining to these agreements, Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort receives a portion of net gaming revenues derived from iGaming in addition to a one-time fee.\nAbout Century Casinos, Inc.:Century Casinos, Inc. is a casino entertainment company. The Company owns and operates Century Casino & Hotels in Cripple Creek and Central City, Colorado, and in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; the Century Casino in Cape Girardeau and Caruthersville, Missouri, and in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada; Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort in New Cumberland, West Virginia; the Century Mile Racetrack and Casino (\"CMR\") in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; and Century Bets! Inc. (\"CBS\"). CBS and CMR operate the pari-mutuel off-track horse betting networks in southern and northern Alberta, respectively. Through its Austrian subsidiary, Century Resorts Management GmbH (\"CRM\"), the Company holds a 66.6% ownership interest in Casinos Poland Ltd., the owner and operator of eight casinos throughout Poland; and a 75% ownership interest in Century Downs Racetrack and Casino in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Company operates four ship-based casinos. The Company, through CRM, 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 ...