CASINO NIGHT IN TOKYO

For immediate release

Vienna/Tokyo, 18.03.2005 --- "Alles Walzer! Everybody Waltz!" The famous cry of the dance master will ring out in Tokyo tonight at the city's premier social event of 2005, inviting guests to take to the floor for the first waltz at the annual "Vienna Opera Ball".

Held in support of the Japanese Red Cross Society, the Annual Spring Ball of the City Club of Tokyo is a spectacular and elegant event. Highlights of the evening's entertainment Austrian-style include music from the Vienna Opera Ball Orchestra, performances by famous Austrian sopranos and tenors, an international dancing band, and, of course, a Casinos Austria International casino.

This is the second year in succession that Casinos Austria International has sponsored this prestigious Tokyo event with a taste of casino gaming Made in Austria. A fully operational "casino" with American Roulette and Black Jack tables provides ball guests with a perfect opportunity to sample the unique atmosphere of a Casinos Austria International casino first hand and try their luck for some fantastic prizes, including the evening's star prize: a round trip for two to the Vienna Opera Ball 2005 sponsored by Casinos Austria International and Austrian Airlines.

About Casinos Austria International
A leading player in the global casino industry, Casinos Austria International currently operates 52 landbased casinos in 16 countries and 14 shipboard casinos. In 2004, Casinos Austria International's casinos around the globe welcomed a total of 14.9 million guests and featured amost 1,000 gaming tables and over 8,000 slot machines. Its parent company, Casinos Austria AG, also owns and operates the 12 casinos in Austria.

Casinos Austria International's ongoing and future expansion plans include its recent acquisition of the ten casinos in Lower Saxony, Germany and the planned opening of the new casino in Brussels, Belgium at the end of 2005. The company has also recently opened an office in Tokyo to coordinate its activities in Japan.

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For further information please contact:

Hermann Pamminger
Head of Corporate Relations and Customer Care
Casinos Austria International
Dr. Karl Lueger Ring 14
A-1015 Vienna
Tel. +43 1 53440 527
E-mail: hermann.pamminger@casinos.at

Keichi Kimura
Casinos Austria International - Japan Office
City Front Tower 28F
1-11-9, Tsukuda, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-0051, Japan
Tel. +81 3 3531 8999
E-mail: kk@caij.jp