UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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March 24, 2000
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
CENTURY CASINOS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-22290 84-1271317
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification Number)
200-220 E. Bennett Avenue
Cripple Creek, CO 80813
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 719-689-0333
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Item 4. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
On March 20, the Registrant dismissed its principal independent
accountant, Deloitte & Touche, LLP (the "Former Auditor").
Registrant had no disagreements with the Former Auditor that, if not
resolved would have caused the Former Auditor to report the disagreement.
There has been no adverse opinion, disclaimer of opinion, or qualified
opinion in the Former Auditor's report for any of the preceding two years.
Attached as Exhibit 1 is a letter from Deloitte and Touche, LLP stating
its agreement with the Registrant's disclosures herein.
The decision to change accountants was recommended by the Audit
Committee of the Board of Directors, and approved by the Board.
Also, on March 20, 2000, the Registrant sent requests for proposal
("RFPs") to several other accounting firms requesting that the recipient firms
return their proposal to Registrant on or before April 1. The Registrant will
then review the RFPs, and intends to select a new principal independent
accounting firm on or about April 10. That selection will be reported in a
subsequent 8K.
Item 7. Financial Statement and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
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2000-1 Letter (3/20/00) from Registrant to Deloitte & Touche, LLP
2000-2 Letter from Deloitte & Touche, LLP
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Century Casinos, Inc.
(Registrant)
Date: March 24, 2000 By:___________________________________
Erwin Haitzmann, Chief Executive Officer
[Century Casinos Letterhead]
March 20, 2000
Greg Buczynski
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Suite 3600
555 Seventeenth Street
Denver, CO 80202-3942
Dear Mr. Buczynski:
The Board of Directors of Century Casinos has decided to engage the services of
an independent public accounting firm that is more conveniently located to our
Corporate Offices in Cripple Creek. The selection of this firm has not yet been
made. A request for proposal will be sent to proposed firms today.
This decision is driven by our desire to be geographically closer to the
professionals that we deal with every day.
You have completed the 1999 audit for Century Casinos, Inc. You are also in the
process of completing the audit of WMCK Venture Corp. financial statements and
the evaluation of the compliance of Womacks and Legends Casinos with the
Internal Control Minimum Procedures (ICMP). I anticipate that this audit and the
evaluation of ICMP, as well as the 1999 federal and state income tax returns,
would be completed by Deloitte & Touche.
All of us here at Century look forward to your cooperation in the transition to
the firm that is selected by the Board of Directors.
Let us also take the opportunity to thank you very much for everything that your
firm has done in the past.
Sincerely,
/s/ Erwin Haitzmann
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Erwin Haitzmann
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
Century Casinos, Inc.
200-220 EAST BENNETT AVENUE o P.O. BOX 1006 o CRIPPLE CREEK, CO 80813
1-800-WOMACKS o (719) 689-0333 o FAX: (719) 689-3282
[Deloitte & Touche, LLP Letterhead]
March 24, 2000
Securities and Exchange Commission Mail Stop 1 1-3 450 5th Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Dear Sirs/Madams:
We have read and agree with the comments in the first through fourth paragraphs
in Item 4 of Form 8-K of Century Casinos, Inc. dated March 24, 2000. We have no
basis for agreeing or disagreeing with paragraphs five and six of Item 4 of the
aforementioned Form 8-K.
Yours truly,
/s/ Deloitte & Touche, LLP
