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Description Of Business And Basis Of Presentation (Policy)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Description Of Business And Basis Of Presentation [Abstract]  
Description Of Business And Basis Of Presentation Century Casinos, Inc. (the “Company”) is a casino entertainment company with operations primarily in North America. The Company’s operations as of December 31, 2024 are detailed below.

The Company owns, operates and manages the following casinos through wholly-owned subsidiaries in North America:

The Century Casino & Hotel in Central City, Colorado (“Central City” or “CTL”)

The Century Casino & Hotel in Cripple Creek, Colorado (“Cripple Creek” or “CRC”)

Mountaineer Casino, Resort & Races in New Cumberland, West Virginia (“Mountaineer” or “MTR”) (1)

The Century Casino & Hotel in Cape Girardeau, Missouri (“Cape Girardeau” or “CCG”) (1)

The Century Casino & Hotel in Caruthersville, Missouri (“Caruthersville” or “CCV”) (1)

Nugget Casino Resort in Reno-Sparks, Nevada (“Nugget” or “NUG”) (2)

Rocky Gap Casino, Resort & Golf in Flintstone, Maryland (“Rocky Gap” or “ROK”) (1)

The Century Casino & Hotel in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (“Century Resorts Alberta” or “CRA”) (1)

The Century Casino St. Albert in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada (“St. Albert” or “CSA”) (1); and

Century Mile Racetrack and Casino in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (“Century Mile” or “CMR”) (1)

(1)Subsidiaries of VICI Properties Inc. (“VICI PropCo”), an unaffiliated third party, own the real estate assets underlying these properties, except The Riverview hotel in Cape Girardeau and The Farmstead hotel in Caruthersville, and subsidiaries of the Company lease these properties under a triple net master lease agreement (“Master Lease”) with subsidiaries of VICI PropCo.

(2)Smooth Bourbon, LLC (“Smooth Bourbon”), a 50% owned subsidiary of the Company, owns the real estate assets underlying this property. Smooth Bourbon is consolidated as a subsidiary for which the Company has a controlling financial interest. See discussion below.

The Company’s Colorado, West Virginia and Nevada subsidiaries have partnered with sports betting and iGaming operators to offer sports wagering and online betting through mobile apps. During 2024, two of the Company’s sports betting partners requested early termination of their agreements, and the Company agreed to cancel the agreements. Circa Sports (“Circa”) obtained a new partnership in Colorado, and the Circa agreement was terminated in May 2024. As part of the Circa termination agreement, the Company received a payment of $1.1 million that included sports betting revenue owed from January 2024 to May 2024 and a breakage fee of $0.7 million. Tipico Group Ltd. (“Tipico”) exited the U.S. market, and the Tipico agreement was terminated in July 2024. As part of the Tipico termination agreement, the Company received a payment of $1.6 million that included sports betting revenue owed from November 2023 to June 2024 and a breakage fee of $1.0 million. The breakage fees were recorded as other revenue in the Company’s consolidated statements of (loss) earnings, resulting in $1.7 million in other revenue for the year ended December 31, 2024. Prior to the termination of the agreements, revenue from these agreements was $1.8 million per year in the Company’s United States segment.

The Company has a controlling financial interest through its wholly-owned subsidiary CRM in the following majority-owned subsidiaries:

The Company owns 75% of United Horsemen of Alberta Inc. dba Century Downs Racetrack and Casino (“CDR” or “Century Downs”). CDR operates Century Downs Racetrack and Casino, a REC in Balzac, a north metropolitan area of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. CDR is consolidated as a majority-owned subsidiary for which the Company has a controlling financial interest. The remaining 25% is owned by unaffiliated shareholders and is reported as a non-controlling financial interest. A subsidiary of VICI PropCo owns the real estate assets underlying this property, and the Company leases the assets under the Master Lease.

The Company owns 66.6% of Casinos Poland Ltd. (“CPL” or “Casinos Poland”). CPL owns and operates casinos throughout Poland. As of December 31, 2024, CPL operated six casinos throughout Poland. CPL is consolidated as a majority-owned subsidiary for which the Company has a controlling financial interest. Polish Airports Company (“Polish Airports”) owns the remaining 33.3% of CPL, which is reported as a non-controlling financial interest. See Note 5 for additional information on CPL’s gaming licenses and casinos.

Through its wholly owned subsidiary Century Nevada Acquisition, Inc., the Company has a 50% equity interest in Smooth Bourbon. The Company reported this interest as an equity investment through April 2, 2023. On April 3, 2023, following the Company’s

acquisition of the Nugget, the Company began consolidating Smooth Bourbon as a subsidiary for which it has a controlling financial interest. The Company determined it has a controlling financial interest in Smooth Bourbon based on the Nugget being the primary beneficiary of Smooth Bourbon. The remaining 50% of Smooth Bourbon is owned by Marnell Gaming LLC (“Marnell”) and is reported as a non-controlling financial interest. See “Equity Investment” in Note 2 for additional information regarding the consolidation of Smooth Bourbon and Note 3 for additional information about Smooth Bourbon.