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<DESCRIPTION>CERTIFICATION OF CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND CEO
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Exhibit 99.1


Certification of Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
                            (18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350)


     In  connection  with the  Quarterly  Report of Century  Casinos,  Inc. (the
"Company")  on Form 10-Q for the period  ended  March 31, 2003 as filed with the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  on the date  hereof (the  "Report"),  the
undersigned certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to his knowledge:

     (1)  The Report fully  complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

     (2)  The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material aspects, the financial condition and results of operations of
          the Company.





Date: May 9, 2003

/s/ Erwin Haitzmann
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Erwin Haitzmann
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer



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