---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000911147-26-000031"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CNTY"
cik: "0000911147"
company_name: "CENTURY CASINOS INC /CO/"
filed_at: "2026-05-28T20:11:41+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-28T20:41:16.948834+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Century Casinos dismisses Grant Thornton, appoints EY as new auditor; cites material weaknesses

## Summary
- Audit committee dismissed Grant Thornton LLP on May 21, 2026, effective May 22, 2026.
- Ernst & Young LLP appointed as new independent auditor for fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2026.
- No disagreements with GT on accounting principles; but material weaknesses in internal controls existed.
- Material weaknesses led to restatement of FY2024 financial statements and prior quarters in 2025.
- GT's letter agreeing with disclosures filed as Exhibit 16.1.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000911147-26-000031
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CNTY
- cik: 0000911147
- company_name: CENTURY CASINOS INC /CO/
- filed_at: 2026-05-28T20:11:41+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 4.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/911147/000091114726000031/0000911147-26-000031-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/911147/000091114726000031/cnty-20260522x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000911147-26-000031.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 5798b6d40dded793edfb5fe8c82f63f59ec804c9
  claim: CENTURY CASINOS INC /CO/ engaged Ernst & Young LLP as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: (b) Engagement of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm On May 22, 2026, the Audit Committee appointed Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) as our independent registered public accounting firm to audit our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/911147/000091114726000031/0000911147-26-000031-index.htm
- claim_id: f5db78b3f0f878da97038fcda884b45aab5a4113
  claim: CENTURY CASINOS INC /CO/ dismissed Grant Thornton LLP as its auditor.
  evidence_excerpt: (the “Company”) approved the dismissal of Grant Thornton LLP (“GT”) as our independent registered public accounting firm effective upon notification.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/911147/000091114726000031/0000911147-26-000031-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.