EXHIBIT
      31.1


**CERTIFICATIONS**





I,
      Erwin
      Haitzmann, certify that:





1.
      I have
      reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Century Casinos,
      Inc.;





2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
      statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
      make
      the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
      were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
      report;





3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
      information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material
      respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
      registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly
      report;





4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
      establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
      in
      Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and
      have:





a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
      controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that
      material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
      subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
      during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;




b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
      procedures and presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the
      effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the
      period covered by this quarterly report based on such evaluation; and




c) disclosed in this quarterly report any change in the registrant's internal
      control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most
      recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely
      to
      materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting;
      and





5.
      The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
      most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the
      registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of
      directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):




a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
      operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably
      likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
      summarize and report financial information; and




b)
      any
      fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees
      who
      have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial
      reporting.





Date:
      November 1, 2005








/s/
      Erwin Haitzmann


Erwin
      Haitzmann


Chairman
      and Co - Chief Executive Officer








A
      signed
      original of this written statement required by Section 302 has been provided
      to
      Century Casinos, Inc. and will be retained by Century Casinos, Inc. and
      furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
      request.