Consolidated Statements Of Earnings - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Operating revenue:
Gaming	$ 116,933	$ 109,889	$ 95,472
Hotel	1,681	1,636	1,573
Food and beverage	12,003	10,988	10,688
Termination of concession agreement	3,365	0	0
Other	8,898	5,525	4,495
Gross revenue	142,880	128,038	112,228
Less: Promotional allowances	(8,449)	(7,990)	(7,640)
Net operating revenue	134,431	120,048	104,588
Operating costs and expenses:
Gaming	56,364	60,782	50,319
Hotel	561	590	624
Food and beverage	10,267	9,252	8,359
General and administrative	42,747	38,932	33,069
Depreciation and amortization	7,999	7,835	6,599
Total operating costs and expenses	117,938	117,391	98,970
Loss from equity investment	0	0	(135)
Earnings from operations	16,493	2,657	5,483
Non-operating income (expense):
Gain on business combination	0	0	2,478
Interest income	38	81	73
Interest expense	(3,315)	(2,837)	(983)
Gain on foreign currency transactions and other	2,126	517	318
Non-operating (expense) income, net	(1,151)	(2,239)	1,886
Earnings before income taxes	15,342	418	7,369
Income tax provision	1,835	1,507	1,294
Net earnings (loss)	13,507	(1,089)	6,075
Net (earnings) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	(1,600)	2,321	106
Net earnings attributable to Century Casinos, Inc. shareholders	$ 11,907	$ 1,232	$ 6,181
Earnings attributable to Century Casinos, Inc. shareholders:
Basic	$ 0.49	$ 0.05	$ 0.26
Diluted	$ 0.49	$ 0.05	$ 0.26
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic	24,395	24,381	24,052
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted	24,435	24,419	24,213