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Description Of Business And Basis Of Presentation (Policy)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 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 September 30, 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 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (“St. Albert” or “CSA”) (1)

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

(1)Subsidiaries of VICI Properties Inc. (“VICI”), 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 master lease with the VICI subsidiaries.

(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 its own master license 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 includes 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 on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of loss resulting in $1.0 million and $1.7 million in other revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. Prior to the termination of the agreements, revenue from these agreements was $0.5 million per quarter in our United States segment.

The Company has a controlling financial interest through its wholly-owned subsidiary Century Resorts Management GmbH (“CRM”) in the following majority-owned subsidiaries:

The Company owns 66.6% of Casinos Poland Ltd (“CPL” or “Casinos Poland”). CPL owns and operates casinos throughout Poland. As of September 30, 2024, CPL operated five 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 4 for additional information regarding CPL’s gaming licenses and casinos.

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 racetrack and entertainment center (“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% of CDR is owned by unaffiliated shareholders and is reported as a non-controlling financial interest. A subsidiary of VICI owns the real estate assets underlying this property.

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 Nugget Casino Resort, 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” below in this Note 1 for additional information regarding the consolidation of Smooth Bourbon and Note 3 for additional information about Smooth Bourbon.

The Company previously operated several ship-based casinos. The Company’s last concession agreement to operate a ship-based casino ended on April 16, 2023.

Bais of Accounting Policy The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) for interim financial reporting, the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission which apply to interim financial statements and the instructions to Form 10-Q. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for the fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company have been included. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.
Reclassifications Reclassifications – Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation in the condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto.
Cash, Cash Equivalents And Restricted Cash Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash – A reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash as stated in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of cash flows is presented in the following table:

September 30,

September 30,

Amounts in thousands

2024

2023

Cash and cash equivalents

$

118,770

$

189,005

Restricted cash included in deposits and other

331

238

Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows

$

119,101

$

189,243

As of September 30, 2024, the Company had $0.3 million related to payment of prizes and giveaways for Casinos Poland and less than $0.1 million related to an insurance policy in restricted cash included in deposits and other on its condensed consolidated balance sheet. As of September 30, 2023, the Company had $0.2 million related to payments of prizes and giveaways for Casinos Poland, and less than $0.1 million related to an insurance policy in restricted cash included in deposits and other on its condensed consolidated balance sheet.
Use Of Estimates Use of Estimates – The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Management’s use of estimates includes estimates for property and equipment, goodwill, intangible assets and income tax.
Presentation of Foreign Currency Amounts
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Presentation of Foreign Currency Amounts – The Company’s functional currency is the US dollar (“USD” or “$”). Foreign subsidiaries with a functional currency other than the US dollar translate assets and liabilities at current exchange rates at the end of the reporting periods, while income and expense accounts are translated at average exchange rates for the respective periods. The Company and its subsidiaries enter into various transactions made in currencies different from their functional currencies. These transactions are typically denominated in the Canadian dollar (“CAD”), Euro (“EUR”) and Polish zloty (“PLN”). Gains and losses resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates related to these transactions are included in income from operations as they occur.

The exchange rates to the US dollar used to translate balances at the end of the reported periods are as follows:

As of September 30,

As of December 31,

Ending Rates

2024

2023

Canadian dollar (CAD)

1.3505

1.3232

Euros (EUR)

0.8955

0.9030

Polish zloty (PLN)

3.8251

3.9155

The average exchange rates to the US dollar used to translate balances during each reported period are as follows:

For the three months

For the nine months

ended September 30,

ended September 30,

Average Rates

2024

2023

% Change

2024

2023

% Change

Canadian dollar (CAD)

1.3641

1.3408

(1.7%)

1.3600

1.3456

(1.1%)

Euros (EUR)

0.9103

0.9190

0.9%

0.9201

0.9232

0.3%

Polish zloty (PLN)

3.9007

4.1372

5.7%

3.9624

4.2347

6.4%

Source: Xe Currency Converter
Equity Investment Equity Investment – On April 1, 2022, the Company purchased 50% of the membership interests in Smooth Bourbon at the First Closing. Smooth Bourbon owns the real property on which the Nugget Casino is located. The additional 50% of the membership interests in Smooth Bourbon is held by Marnell. At the time of the purchase of its membership interests in Smooth Bourbon, the Company completed an assessment of whether Smooth Bourbon is a variable interest entity in which it has a financial interest. Based on this assessment, the Company concluded that Smooth Bourbon was not subject to consolidation under the guidance for variable interest entities prior to the Nugget Acquisition because Nugget is the primary beneficiary of Smooth Bourbon and reported its interest in Smooth Bourbon as an equity investment. After the Second Closing on April 3, 2023, the Company began consolidating Smooth Bourbon as a subsidiary for which it has a controlling financial interest and no longer reports its interest in Smooth Bourbon as an equity investment. See Note 3 for additional information about Smooth Bourbon
Cost Recovery Income Cost Recovery Income – Cost recovery income is related to infrastructure built during the development of CDR. The infrastructure was built by the non-controlling shareholders prior to the Company’s acquisition of its controlling ownership interest in CDR. Income received by CDR related to cost recoveries is included in gain on foreign currency transactions, cost recovery income and other. The distribution of cost recovery income to CDR’s non-controlling shareholders is recorded as distributions to non-controlling interests.