Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax expense	$ 1,507,000	$ 1,294,000
Pre-tax income	418,000	7,369,000
Effective gross tax rate impact of foreign properties	68.00%	(18.50%)
State income tax (net of federal benefit)	(15.00%)	(0.30%)
Effective tax rate	359.70%	17.60%
Liability for uncertain tax positions taken on a foreign tax return	100,000
Undistributed foreign earnings	46,200,000
Penalties and interest related to unrecognized tax benefits	100,000	100,000
Liability accrued for income tax penalties and interest	100,000	100,000
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate	100,000	100,000
Unrecognized tax benefits that if realized would result in adjustments to other tax accounts	100,000	100,000
U.S. Federal income tax rate	34.00%	34.00%
U.S. Deferred Tax Assets [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Valuation allowance	5,900,000
United States [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective tax rate	0.00%
Canada [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective tax rate	89.00%
Valuation allowance	3,500,000
Number of properties	2
Century Casinos Europe GmbH [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Valuation allowance	$ 1,600,000