Century Casinos Inc
Century Casinos Announces Appointment to Top Leadership Role at the Nugget
Century Casinos Inc. announced that Eric Rose, a long-term regional Vice President and General Manager of the Company, will take over the top leadership role at the Nugget Casino Resort (Nugget).
Eric Rose has been appointed Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Nugget, succeeding the previous general manager who is no longer with the Company.
Rose is a 32-year veteran in gaming and hospitality and previously served as Vice President of Operations in Colorado and General Manager of Century Casino Cripple Creek, Colorado. Rose’s career began in Stateline, Nevada, and has included leadership roles in food and beverage, marketing, and as General Manager in both Nevada and Colorado. Rose also played a pivotal role in the Company’s acquisition of three properties from Caesars Entertainment in 2019. Throughout his career, Rose has proven himself as a leader dedicated to evolving outstanding hospitality paired with exceptional financial discipline in highly competitive casino markets. He has an established track record, unparalleled consistency, and deep knowledge of the hospitality and gaming industries.
“We encountered a challenging first half of the year at the Nugget with lower-than-expected revenue. The Nugget has undergone right-sizing and cost-cutting initiatives. The property has also been further upgraded with investments in more than 120 new slot machines, a high-limit room, refreshes of two restaurants, a repaint of the exterior, exterior and interior signage and display packages. With the appointment of Eric Rose to the top leadership role, we are finalizing the transition, setting the Nugget up for future success,” Erwin Haitzmann and Peter Hoetzinger, Co-Chief Executive Officers of Century Casinos, said.
Century Casinos Inc. announced that it opened its hotel in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, The Riverview.
The Riverview is a 69 room, six-story building with 68,000 square feet that is adjacent to and connected with Century Casino Cape Girardeau. The project cost $30.5 million and was financed with cash on hand.
The Company is also constructing a new land-based casino with a 38 room hotel in Caruthersville, Missouri. The project continues to be on time and on budget with an estimated project cost of $51.9 million. Construction started in December 2022 with completion expected in the fourth quarter of 2024. The Company is funding this project through VICI Properties Inc. (VICI). Following completion, VICI will own the real estate improvements associated with the Caruthersville project, which will become a part of the Company’s triple net lease agreement with subsidiaries of VICI.
Century Casinos Inc. announced that it completed the sale of the real estate assets of Century Casino & Hotel Edmonton, Century Casino St. Albert and Century Mile Racetrack and Casino in Edmonton, Alberta and Century Downs Racetrack and Casino in Calgary, Alberta (collectively, the Century Canadian Portfolio) to subsidiaries of VICI Properties Inc. for an aggregate purchase price of CAD 221.7 million (USD 162.4 million) in cash. The Company retained approximately CAD 154.5 million (USD 113.2 million) of the purchase price after giving effect to the purchase of the Century Downs land, selling expenses, Canadian and US taxes and proceeds to be paid to the minority owners of Century Downs.
Simultaneous with the closing of the transaction, the Century Canadian Portfolio was added to the existing triple-net master lease agreement between subsidiaries of VICI and subsidiaries of the Company (Master Lease) and annual rent will increase by CAD 17.3 million (USD 12.7 million). The annual rent escalator related to the Century Canadian Portfolio is capped at 2.5%. Additionally, the term of the Master Lease will be extended such that, upon closing of the transaction, the lease will have a full 15-year initial base lease term, with four 5-year renewal options.
“We are pleased to extend our good partnership with VICI to our Canada portfolio. This transaction provides us with the ability to pay down our debt and with greater financial flexibility as we continue to grow,” Erwin Haitzmann and Peter Hoetzinger, Co-Chief Executive Officers of Century Casinos, said.
Stifel acted as exclusive financial advisor to the Company, and Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP and Field LLP acted as legal counsel to the Company in connection with the transaction.
Century Casinos Inc. announced that it completed the acquisition of the operations of the Nugget Casino Resort from Marnell Gaming LLC for approximately $100 million on 3 April 2023.
Prior to the Acquisition, in April 2022, the Company purchased from Marnell 50% of the membership interests in Smooth Bourbon LLC. Smooth Bourbon owns the land and building on which the Nugget is located. The Nugget and Smooth Bourbon have a lease agreement for the land and building for an annual rent of $15 million. Following the Acquisition, Smooth Bourbon will be a consolidated subsidiary of Century.
The Company financed the Acquisition with funds previously borrowed from its existing credit agreement with Goldman Sachs USA. The funds were borrowed on April 1, 2022 and deposited into an escrow account until the Acquisition closed.
Erwin Haitzmann and Peter Hoetzinger, Co-Chief Executive Officers of Century Casinos, said: “We are very excited to be expanding into Nevada. The Nugget is a great addition to our portfolio. We have plans to update the façade, signage, slot floor and food and beverage venues of the Nugget. We look forward to working with the staff and community to continue the current success at this property into the future.”
Nugget Casino Resort is located in Sparks, Nevada, conveniently located on Interstate 80 with easy access from Reno-Tahoe International Airport (approximately three miles). The full-service resort includes a large gaming floor, two hotel towers, 114,500 square feet of convention space, an 8555 seat outdoor amphitheater, a wide variety of casual and fine dining options in addition to several on-site bars and lounges, and a five-story 1200 space parking garage and additional 1272 parking spaces. The property consists of 71,200 square feet of casino space, 892 slot machines, 29 table games, 1382 hotel rooms and five dining venues.
With this transaction, Century Casinos’ portfolio increased to 18 casinos world-wide that include 6955 gaming machines, 249 table games and over 3100 full-time equivalent employees.
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