Century Casinos Breaks Ground on Caruthersville Project

• Century Casinos has broken ground on the new development at its Century Casino Caruthersville in Missouri.
• The $51.9 million project will be financed by VICI Properties via amendment of its master lease.
• Century Casino Caruthersville is the last remaining riverboat casino in Mississippi.

Century Casinos Inc revealed that it has broken ground on its new land-based casino and hotel development at Century Casino Caruthersville in Missouri.

Century Casinos breaks ground on Caruthersville, Missouri expansion project https://t.co/6pYdSkfU6g

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The projects are expected to open late in 2024 pending the final approval of the Missouri Gaming Commission plus state and local authorities.

Century Casino Caruthersville

The Century Casino Caruthersville will offer 650 slot machines ( with the possibility of an expansion of up to 140 more slots ), table moors betting online, a deli, and a bar. It will have a 38-room hotel which will be situated between the existing pavilion and the new casino. The hotel tower will have a scenic view of the Mississippi River and the city of Caruthersville.

The project has an estimated cost of $51.9 million which will be financed by VICI Properties Inc which Century Casinos entered into an amendment to its Master Lease. Annual rent under the Master Lease will increase by $4.2 million after the addition of the Caruthersville project. By virtue of the Master Lease, VICI will own the real estate improvements associated with the Caruthersville development.

After the groundbreaking ceremony, Century Casinos proceeded with the opening of Farmstead, a 36-room hotel whose land and building the company acquired in July 2021. Century Casinos then renovated the entire building into a contemporary Missouri farmhouse style-hotel at a cost of approximately $3.7 million. It will be the only hotel in Caruthersville until the new hotel at the land-based Century Casio Caruthersville is completed.

The Last Remaining Riverboat Casinos in Missouri

By virtue of these projects, Century Casinos is transforming Century Casino Caruthersville from the last remaining riverboat casino in the state to a land-based destination resort that has the potential to attract customers from even further into Mississippi, Tennessee, and Arkansas. With its updated amenities, it will also provide its existing clients with a better casino experience.

The Mississippi River hit record-low waters in October 2022 and made the relocation to a temporary land-based site necessary because the riverboat casino could no longer be accessed from the barge.

The Missouri Gaming Commission approved the temporary relocation that same month. Century Casinos is targeting the end of this year to relocate the casino floor from the riverboat and barge on the Mississippi River to a new temporary location in the pavilion.

About Century Casinos

Century Casinos is the owner and operator of 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; and the Century Mile Racetrack and Casino in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

It also holds a 66% ownership share in Casinos Poland Ltd via its Austrian subsidiary Century Resorts Management GmbH. Casinos Poland Ltd owns and operates 8 casinos throughout Poland. Century Casinos is the parent company of Century Nevada Acquisition Inc. which owns a 50% stake in Smooth Bourbon LLC, the owner of the land and building of the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, Nevada.

The Company also has an agreement to acquire 100% of the membership interests related to the operations of the Nugget and an agreement to purchase 100% of the equity interest in the Rocky Gap Casino Resort operations. The Company also has an agreement to operate one ship-based casino. The Company continues to pursue other projects in various stages of development.